About 40 Siamese rosewood logs worth Bt3 mln seized in Nakhon Phanom

NAKHON PHANOM, May 13— Forty-one Siamese rosewood logs estimated to be worth Bt3 million were confiscated on the banks of the Mekong River today in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom, according to local authorities.

Capt Surasak Suwankesa, chief of the Thai naval patrol unit on the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, and other relevant officials jointly told a press briefing on Monday that the seized Siamese rosewood logs were valued at some Bt3 million. Each log is 2-3 metres long and 30-40 centimetres wide.

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