Thai man arrested for smuggling baby orangutans
- A 47-year-old man was arrested by Thai police for allegedly smuggling two baby orangutans into Thailand.
- The man was caught at a petrol station in Bangkok while preparing to deliver the animals to a customer.
- Police found the orangutans in a plastic basket, one about a year old and the other one month old.
- The suspect faces charges of illegal possession of protected wildlife, which could lead to a sentence of up to four years in prison.
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Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect
Two baby orangutans have been rescued from being sold in Thailand's capital Bangkok and a suspected trafficker arrested, police said. The orangutans were seized Wednesday night and the alleged courier for the seller was arrested at a gas station, police said. The suspect was charged with illegal pos...
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…
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