SONGKHLA (Thailand), March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Malaysian policeman was detained for allegedly trying to smuggle 47 pangolins worth more than 1 million baht (US$31,700) into Thailand.
The 27-year-old man arrived at Thailand’s Sadao Customs House early on Thursday, said Sadao customs chief Siripong Wuttinam.
Upon checking the car, officers found a number of sacks containing live pangolins hidden under the bonnet.
The man failed to produce any documentation for the animals, and admitted that the animals – procured in Alor Setar, Kedah – were going to be sold in Sadao town for export to China.
The man will be charged in the Nathavi Court in Songkhla on Friday. — NNN-AGENCIES
