Thailand: Naga Task Force cracks down on smuggling of aquatic animals

Col. Rawirak Sattabhut, commander of the Naga Task Force (Naga Task Force), said that the Naga Task Force, led by Lt. Prasit Kongyian, head of the Surin Marine Fisheries Prevention and Suppression Unit (Phang Nga), together with the Ranong Provincial Fisheries Office and the 25th Infantry Regiment Task Force’s water operations unit, Thepsatri Force, carried out operations to suppress and monitor illegally importing aquatic animals into the Kingdom without permission in the Andaman Sea area of Mueang District, Ranong Province. They arrested a Myanmar-flagged boat and arrested 3 suspects. They also found evidence of aquatic animals, namely 28 sacks of live mussels, weighing 45 kilograms per sack, totaling 1,260 kilograms. The evidence has been handed over to the Ranong Provincial Police Station for legal proceedings. However, the Naga Task Force and related agencies are still committed to suppressing illegal agricultural imports. In accordance with the strict surveillance and ...