Thailand: Livestock checkpoint intercepts trucks smuggling cows through Mae Sot border

Mr. Somchuan Veterinarian Rattana Mangkhalanon Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development revealed that Received a report from the Inspector and Quarantine Division that on May 15, 2023, Mr. Suphot Sangka, head of the Tak Animal Quarantine Station, has led the staff under the Tak Animal Quarantine Station in conjunction with the central livestock inspector's task force Patrolling Highway No. 12 (Tak - Mae Sot) and setting up an interception point at the public service point, incident notification point (Pawao Police Station), Ban Mae Lamao, Mae Sot District, Tak Province to monitor the smuggling of animals imported from neighboring countries. Until about 10:00 p.m., a 12-wheeler truck was found full of live cows. drive through staff So showed up and called the said truck to stop for inspection. from the examination found that The 15 bulls that were transported were bulls, so the officials asked for the truck driver's license to move animals within the epidemic ...