Thai man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans

Thai police save baby orangutans, arrest suspect for wildlife trafficking

Police in Thailand arrested a man suspected of wildlife trafficking after they found him with two baby orangutans at a gas station. Thai police said in a statement that the 47-year-old suspect was apprehended on Wednesday, May 14  as he was about to deliver the orangutans to a customer, according to CNN.  Copy URL Save image Email Facebook Twitter / X Reddit Unbiased. Straight Facts.TM The illegal wildlife trade industry mak…

Thai police have arrested a man who smuggled two orangutan cubs, one of which was just a month old, into a Bangkok gas station, in what they suspect is yet another case of illegal animal trafficking.

Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect

Police in Thailand’s capital Bangkok have rescued two baby orangutans and arrested an alleged trafficker.

Baby orangutans rescued from smuggler in Thailand

A man suspected of trafficking two infant orangutans has been arrested in Thailand, according to local authorities. Police conducted the raid as the suspect was about to hand over the infant primates to a customer at a Bangkok gas station.

Thai man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans, worth RM38,000 each

BANGKOK, May 15 — Thai police have arrested a man suspected of smuggling two baby orangutans into the kingdom, they said today, in a case linked to an international wildlife trafficking network. The 47-year-old suspect was detained yesterday evening at a petrol station in a residential district of Bangkok while preparing to hand over the animals to a customer, police said in a statement. Two infant orangutans — one about a year old, the other ju…

Thailand cops arrest man for smuggling 'critically endangered' baby orangutans

The orangutans, named Christopher and Stefan, were handed over to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation for health checks and care t