2 monkeys dead as police catch smugglers red-handed

We’re not going to make a “monkey business” pun, but there’s big business in smuggling monkeys. Two men were apprehended attempting to catch long-tailed macaques and were expecting to receive up to 100,000 baht per monkey.

Police arrested the two men at the Wat Khao No tourist attraction in Nakhon Sawan. A 23 year old man and a 37 year old man were taken into custody on Thursday after they were caught trying to use tranquilliser darts to catch the monkeys.

They were caught with nine monkeys in captivity with them – five that were drowsy and subdued, and four more that were fully unconscious.

The suspects admitted to the authorities that they were planning to sell the macaques to restaurants in neighbouring countries. In some countries nearby Thailand, monkeys are often eaten…