Two Malaysian men were arrested in southern Thailand on Monday for smuggling pangolins—an endangered anteater species– while passing through the inbound immigration border checkpoint in the Sadao district.
Forty-five pangolins, weighing over 100kg, were found in 24 net bags hidden under the back seat of the suspects’ vehicle.
The two men were identified as Mr Ahmad Ikram Bin Anuar and Muhamad Shaifol Bin Abidin.
The suspects were detained for questioning and told authorities that
they had brought the wild animals from Malaysia in order to deliver them
to customers in Thailand’s Sadao district.
Smuggling pangolins is against the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Source: thailandtimes
