Phichit, Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division arrested a major seller of possessed snakes, breaking the cycle of snake trade, gold and silver, and macaque trade across borders to neighboring countries. Money circulating in the snake trade was found to be at least 100,000 baht at a time. Police officers from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division arrested Mrs. Chanpen, 45 years old, from Phichit Province, posing as the owner of the house that conducted the search. and is the owner of a snake Ready to inspect the seized items: 1. Possessed snake 2. Poisonous snake remains, 4 bags, total weight 5 kilograms, checked and hidden inside a freezer refrigerator. 3. Two mobile phones used to communicate and buy and sell live snakes were seized in Wang Sai Phun District, Phichit Province. In this case, the investigating officers had already known that there was a key player involved in the international trade in protected wildlife in Phichit province. This person h as the behavior of buying and selling snakes. and are usually sent to those who come to receive them according to appointment Claimed to deliver it to a farm in Nakhon Sawan Province. which is a king cobra farm There are also animals that are rotated according to the season, such as macaques. After that, an investigation was conducted and it was discovered that a house in Wang Sai Phun District had a lady-maew as the owner and had the habit of buying and selling possessed snakes. which is a protected wild animal The reptile type, No. 27, is true. Therefore, the court has been asked to issue a search warrant to search the said house. Found a snake in the middle of the item. The total weight is almost 40 kg. If you can count them separately, there are about 40-50 pieces, each weighing approximately 0.5-1 kg. There are 7 sacks full, along with 4 bags of snake carcasses hidden in the freezer, a total weight of more than 5 kg. Inquiring about Lady Maew, she admitted that she actually bought it from villagers at a price of 170 baht per kilogram, but resold it at a price of approximately 200-300 baht per kilogram. As for the remains, the price may be slightly lower. Claiming to do it for a living After examining both the telephone and financial data of Lady Maew, it was found that money circulating in the snake trade was not less than 100,000 baht at a time and there was an export route to neighboring countries on the eastern coast. Initially, there was no license to possess protected wildlife at all. and all animals within the area of ??the house and had never asked permission before in any way The police will be able to expand and follow up and arrest the international snake smuggling movement. Source: Thai News Agency