Chumphon police seize 3 baby orangutans smuggled from Indonesia via Malaysia

Police rescued three baby orangutans, being smuggled from Indonesia through Malaysia into Thailand, from a vehicle in Mueang district of the southern province of Chumphon.

Two smuggled orangutans sent back to Indonesia

One Chinese goral and three unidentified species of monkeys were also confiscated from the vehicle. The driver, identified only as ‘Winai’, 63, and a 45-year-old woman were detained by police for questioning.

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By Thai PBS World

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