Customs seize 2,000 live snakes

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Published: 7 Feb 2013 at 22.05
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More than 2,000 live snakes worth an estimated 600,000 baht by officials have been seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Benja Louichareon, director-general of the Customs Department, held a press briefing on Thursday to reveal the confiscation of the snakes.

Mrs Benja said on Tuesday authorities received a tip-off that a wildlife smuggling gang had smuggled a large quantity of the protected animals from Thailand to Hong Kong.

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patchar
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Discussion 4 : 08 Feb 2013 at 08.404
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very pathetic. becasue of money and greed these snakes must to suffer.
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Discussion 3 : 08 Feb 2013 at 07.573
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If only they could get rid of the real snakes in Thailand!
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Discussion 2 : 08 Feb 2013 at 06.142
More snakes out of Thailand, the better. And how hard is to investigate who sent them- surely addresses and id were required?
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Discussion 1 : 08 Feb 2013 at 05.451
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Snakes on a plane.
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