The document was also signed by Thung Yai chief Wichian Shinwong and seven of his subordinates who joined in the arrest. According to the record, Premchai told wildlife rangers when asked that he was the president of ITD. The rangers became “suspicious [the suspects] posed threats to the forest and wildlife there”, according to the record. Wichian then searched around the camp and found more rifles covered in the grass, including a Steyr-Mannlicher-M loaded with ammunition. Wichian then returned to the camp and found a black leopard skin and skull under a bush near the camp.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 07, 2018 22:52 UTC