Two men accused of hiring people to illegally fell phayung (Siamese rosewood) trees in Trang for sale to timber merchants in Laos have been arrested in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani.
Crime Suppression Division police arrested Jitti Chantharawipak, 51, and Sak Sae Tia, 50, at their homes in Muang district of Ubon Ratchathani on Thursday, Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, said.
The duo were charged with theft and colluding in illegally cutting down protected phayung trees.
The arrests followed the apprehension of a group of people on Nov 13 for illegally felling phayung…
