National park rangers inspect tiger meat found being grilled at the campsite near the Myanmar border in Thong Pha Phum district on Jan 9. (Photo supplied/ Pirayat Chongcharoen)
KANCHANABURI: Five men accused of hunting and killing two Bengal tigers near the Myanmar border in Thong Pha Phum district were expected to turn themselves in to police on Thursday.
Charoen Chaichon, head of the Thong Pha Phum National Park, said on Thursday that park officials had presented evidence gathered at a campsite near the border to investigators at Pilok police station.
The evidence included two slain female Bengal tigers, one shotgun, five shotgun cartridges, two home-made rifles, 176 rounds of ammunition, two bottles containing gunpowder, one bag of gunpowder, one loaded shotgun, a parcel envelop addressed to Dao…
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