he lead investigator who helped seize more than £7million worth of assets in a sting operation against the XTC gang has praised the Evening Standard and the Independent for their continued coverage on the illegal wildlife trade.
It comes after the Secretary General of Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Organisation, AMLO, announced that his team had identified and frozen millions of pounds worth of assets belonging to the international trafficking ring.
The operation targeted valuable assets and managed to take place thanks to our charity partner, Freeland.
The charity’s founder, Steve Galster, said is like cutting off the right arm and breaking the left leg of the syndicate – leaving them penniless for now.
Boonchai with rhino horn
/ FreelandBut he warned “there are more traffickers in the syndicate who still need to be hit like this.”
The March 12 mission targeted…
