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Rosewood racket busted: Task force and national park collaborate to thwart illegal loggers in northern Thailand

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The Phaya Sue Task Force, in collaboration with Huai Nam Dang National Park, apprehended a network involved in the illegal logging of rosewood in the Srai Ngam forest area, Pai district, Mae Hong Son province. The operation, which resulted in the seizure of a significant amount of evidence, was conducted on September 12.

Attapol Charoenchansa, who is acting on behalf of the Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, disclosed that the special operation unit for national park and wildlife protection (Phaya Sue) teamed up with Huai Nam Dang National Park to inspect and arrest offenders involved in illegal rosewood logging in the Sringam forest area. The area is within the conservation forest of Mae Na Teung, Pai district, Mae Hong Son province.

The seizure of ten sheets of rosewood logs was due to a discovery…

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