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View all search resultsMen moving 81 macaques, meth arrested in Thailand
Thailand is a major transit hub for wildlife smugglers, who often sell highly-prized endangered creatures on the lucrative black market in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
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This handout photo taken by the 12th Ranger Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army on Nov. 14, 2025 and released on Nov. 15 shows seized macaque monkeys in blue mesh bags after being rescued from a wildlife smuggling operation in Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo province near the Thailand-Cambodia border. Two men suspected of being part of an international wildlife smuggling network were arrested after they were intercepted in a car carrying 81 macaques near the Thai-Cambodian border, according to the Thai military. (AFP/Handout/12th Ranger Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army)
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hai rangers have arrested two men suspected of being part of an international wildlife smuggling network, the military said Saturday after they were intercepted in a car carrying 81 macaques near the Cambodian border.
Thailand is a major transit hub for wildlife smugglers, who often sell highly-prized endangered creatures on the lucrative black market in China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
A patrol stopped the vehicle on Friday afternoon in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, where troops found the monkeys stuffed into a blue net bag.
"At 3:20 p.m., authorities arrested the two suspects and inspected their vehicle," the 12th Ranger Forces Regiment, which is responsible for the area, said in a statement on Facebook.
The soldiers also seized methamphetamine pills and crystal meth, though no quantities were specified.
During questioning, the men admitted they were involved in a cross-border trafficking ring moving macaques from Thailand into Cambodia, the military said in a Facebook post.
Troops were working with police to pursue charges under wildlife-protection and narcotics laws.
Last year, Thailand sent almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, after both countries' biggest operation against wildlife trafficking.
In May, Thai police arrested a man suspected of smuggling two baby orangutans into the kingdom.
