Thai border bust almost snared 70

A Thai military official said yesterday 38 Cambodians arrested in Thailand on Monday were among a group of about 70 allegedly attempting to smuggle luxury rosewood out of Sisaket province. A source close to Thai defence spokesman Col Thanatip Sawangsaeng, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the alleged loggers had been caught with 109 pieces of timber, as well as tools such as saws and axes. …

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