BANGKOK: Thailand police arrested a smuggler who was Malaysian with RM658K illicit ivory. Thai police said Teo, who was arrested alongside his Thai partner Sirichai Sridanont, 50, was accused of trading and smuggling African ivory through Thailand’s southern border.Teo, who was also seemingly paraded by Thai police in Bangkok yesterday, was said to have made “frequent visits” to Thailand, Kenya and other African countries. Natural Resources and Environment Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr James Dawos Mamit told parliament on Thursday that the Government was thinking of coming up with stronger penalties for those caught smuggling endangered animal trophies.
