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Illegal pangolin scales seized in Thai bust
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(17 Aug 2023)
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4449407
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 17 August 2023
1. Officers from Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division carrying sacks of pangolin scales and stacking them up
2. Close of sacks containing pangolin scales
HEADLINE: ILLEGAL PANGOLIN SCALES SEIZED IN THAI BUST
3. Various of officers carrying sacks of pangolin scales and stacking them up
ANNOTATION: More than a ton of pangolin scales worth over $1.4 million have been seized by Thai authorities in the northeastern province of Kalasin.
4. Various of pangolin scales in sack
ANNOTATION: Police say these sacks full of scales were about to be smuggled out of Thailand into neighboring Laos and onwards to China.
5. Wide of two men, arrested with the scales, being taken indoors
ANNOTATION: Two male suspects were arrested and charged with the illegal possession of carcasses of protected animals.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Bangkok - 26 May 2012
6. Close of pangolin, rescued from traffickers
7. Wide of rescued pangolins being washed with hose
ANNOTATION: The pangolin, seen here, is an endangered mammal and it is illegal to trade them.
8. Wide of pangolins
9. Close of pangolin
ANNOTATION: The animal’s scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in Vietnam and some parts of China.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 17 August 2023
10. Various of police at news conference showing scales
ANNOTATION: Demand for pangolin scales and meat has led to rampant poaching that is killing populations across Asia.
STORYLINE:
Thai authorities said on Thursday they have seized more than a ton of pangolin scales worth over 50 million baht ($1.4 million) that are believed to have been headed out of the country through a land border.
The scales, that cover a type of anteater, were found Wednesday night in the northeastern province of Kalasin, and apparently were meant to be transported out through Mukdahan province, which shares a border with Laos, Thai police said at a news conference in Bangkok on Thursday.
Two male suspects, who were on a truck with the scales, were arrested and charged with the illegal possession of carcasses of protected animals, according to Ariyapol Sinsorn, the deputy chief of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division.
The pangolin scales, which have an estimated price of around 40,000 baht ($1,129) per kilogram, are suspected to have been brought from Malaysia to Thailand, to be transported to Laos.
From there, it was apparently headed for sale to clients in China, said Kamnuan Chan-anan, a regional deputy chief of the environmental crime division.
The scales, displayed during the news conference in Bangkok on Thursday, were dried and contained in fertilizer sacks bearing a Chinese character and different numbers.
The authorities said they suspect the numbers are used for marking the quality of the scales.
The amount of scales is estimated to come from at least 3,000-4,000 dead pangolins, wildlife protection official Prasert Sonsatahpornkul said, adding that the scales will be tested to find out the species of the pangolins.
Pangolins are endangered and it is illegal to trade them.
The animal’s scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and contain keratin, a protein also found in rhino horn, though there is no scientific proof that they provide any medicinal value.
Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in Vietnam and some parts of China.
Demand for pangolin scales and meat has led to rampant poaching that is decimating populations across Asia.
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4449407
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 17 August 2023
1. Officers from Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division carrying sacks of pangolin scales and stacking them up
2. Close of sacks containing pangolin scales
HEADLINE: ILLEGAL PANGOLIN SCALES SEIZED IN THAI BUST
3. Various of officers carrying sacks of pangolin scales and stacking them up
ANNOTATION: More than a ton of pangolin scales worth over $1.4 million have been seized by Thai authorities in the northeastern province of Kalasin.
4. Various of pangolin scales in sack
ANNOTATION: Police say these sacks full of scales were about to be smuggled out of Thailand into neighboring Laos and onwards to China.
5. Wide of two men, arrested with the scales, being taken indoors
ANNOTATION: Two male suspects were arrested and charged with the illegal possession of carcasses of protected animals.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Bangkok - 26 May 2012
6. Close of pangolin, rescued from traffickers
7. Wide of rescued pangolins being washed with hose
ANNOTATION: The pangolin, seen here, is an endangered mammal and it is illegal to trade them.
8. Wide of pangolins
9. Close of pangolin
ANNOTATION: The animal’s scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in Vietnam and some parts of China.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bangkok - 17 August 2023
10. Various of police at news conference showing scales
ANNOTATION: Demand for pangolin scales and meat has led to rampant poaching that is killing populations across Asia.
STORYLINE:
Thai authorities said on Thursday they have seized more than a ton of pangolin scales worth over 50 million baht ($1.4 million) that are believed to have been headed out of the country through a land border.
The scales, that cover a type of anteater, were found Wednesday night in the northeastern province of Kalasin, and apparently were meant to be transported out through Mukdahan province, which shares a border with Laos, Thai police said at a news conference in Bangkok on Thursday.
Two male suspects, who were on a truck with the scales, were arrested and charged with the illegal possession of carcasses of protected animals, according to Ariyapol Sinsorn, the deputy chief of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division.
The pangolin scales, which have an estimated price of around 40,000 baht ($1,129) per kilogram, are suspected to have been brought from Malaysia to Thailand, to be transported to Laos.
From there, it was apparently headed for sale to clients in China, said Kamnuan Chan-anan, a regional deputy chief of the environmental crime division.
The scales, displayed during the news conference in Bangkok on Thursday, were dried and contained in fertilizer sacks bearing a Chinese character and different numbers.
The authorities said they suspect the numbers are used for marking the quality of the scales.
The amount of scales is estimated to come from at least 3,000-4,000 dead pangolins, wildlife protection official Prasert Sonsatahpornkul said, adding that the scales will be tested to find out the species of the pangolins.
Pangolins are endangered and it is illegal to trade them.
The animal’s scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and contain keratin, a protein also found in rhino horn, though there is no scientific proof that they provide any medicinal value.
Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in Vietnam and some parts of China.
Demand for pangolin scales and meat has led to rampant poaching that is decimating populations across Asia.
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