Suspicious - a feeling that something is wrong, dangerous or illegal น่าสงสัย X-ray - a special type of radiation used to look inside of things, for example look inside your body to help a doctor treating a disease or inside bags at an airport to make travel safe รังสีเอ็กซ travelling in a straight line from its place of origin ลำแสง แสงอาทิตย์ Tip off - when the police are given information that helps them solve a crime and arrest peopleĪuthorities received a tip off that a large quantity of snakes had been smuggled into the country.Ĭheckpoint - a place where people are stopped and questioned and vehicles are examined, especially at a border between two countries ด่านตรวจ The police chief revealed the bust at a press conferenceĪuthorities - government officials the police or people in official organisations who have the legal power to make people obey laws or rules เจ้าหน้าที่ (ตำรวจ หรือผู้มีอำนาจ) Press conference - a special public meeting to tell the media and press about something important Press - newspapers and magazines, and those parts of television and radio which broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who work for them สื่อมวลชน Revealed - made known or showed somthing that was surprising or that was previously secret เปิดเผยĪ bust - when the police arrest people for breaking the law Seize shipment - to take away something that is being sent from one place to another placeĭestined - going to a place (not yet arrived)ĭestined for restaurants in nearby countries Shipment - something that is being sent from one place to another place by truck, ship, airplane, etc การขนส่งสินค้า, การส่งสินค้า Wildlife smuggling - same as "wildlife trafficking" (See Wikipedia) Wildlife trafficking - the business of illegally buying and selling wild animals (See Wikipedia) Traffic - the business of illegally buying and selling things such as drugs, weapons, wild animals or humans for slave labour Wildlife - animals that do not live with humans, living by themselves in the jungle, desert, sea, etc (See Wikipedia)ĭomesticated animals - animals that live with humans (such as pets or farm animals)
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( Source: Bangkok Post, 600 smuggled cobras seized,, link)Ĭobra - a very poisonous snake found in Asia and Africa that stands up and spreads the skin out around its head when it is angry and about to strike (See Wikipedia)
The seized cobras are now under the care of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
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The driver has been charged with a violation of the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act. The Customs Department chief said that the cobras were likely on their way to another country where they are considered to be an aphrodisiac delicacy. He admitted having done this many times before and that he had received 10,000 baht for each delivery.
The driver confessed that he was transporting the snakes from Malaysia to Nakhon Ratchasima province. The cobras were detected hidden inside a black Nissan pickup truck. Prior to the arrest, the authorities received a tip off that a large quantity of snakes had been smuggled into the country.Ĭustoms officials set up a checkpoint and used X-ray machines to scan all suspicious vehicles. It was believed that the shipment was being shipped to another country via southern Thailand. He said the 600 snakes, with an estimated value of 500,000 baht, were seized in Pranburi district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The director-general of the Excise Department, revealed the bust at a press conference on Tuesday. Customs officers have seized a shipment of 600 live cobras being smuggled through Thailand from Malaysia and believed destined for restaurants in nearby countries.