An armed forest ranger approaches a target during a mock raid on “poachers” in Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Nayok. “Our investigation skills are still weak … when they (rangers) encounter these situations, they leave loopholes in the collection of evidence,” Kritkhajorn told AFP. The training, funded by the British Embassy in Bangkok, was taking place just days after a Thai court dismissed charges against a suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin. One case that left the Thai public incensed involved construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who was arrested last February after rangers stumbled on his camp in a national park in Kanchanaburi. My boss is Premchai!” shouted one of the “poachers” during the exercise, as the rangers laughed in a moment of levity.

Source: Bangkok Post February 02, 2019 07:30 UTC