Thai monk caught fleeing temple with tiger skins
Authorities intercept man trying to leave a day after dozens of dead tiger cubs found in Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua temple freezer
Oliver Holmes and agencies in Bangkok
Thursday 2 June 2016 05.33 EDT
Wildlife authorities in Thailand have found adult tiger skins and fangs during a raid on the tiger temple tourist attraction, and intercepted a monk who was trying to leave in a car that was carrying skins.
Separately, officials said they would press charges against the Buddhist temple after 40 tiger cubs were found in a freezer on Wednesday.
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) moved in this week to relocate 137 tigers to government-run sanctuaries after repeated allegations of animal trafficking. The temple claims the tigers will be worse off.
Today we found tigers skins and amulets in a car which was trying to leave a temple, said Adisorn Noochdumrong, the deputy director of the DNP. He said a search of several monks quarters yielded further body parts, bringing Thursdays haul to two full-body tiger skins, about 10 fangs and dozens of pieces of tiger fur.
More:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/02/thai-monk-caught-temple-tiger-skins-fangs
I hope this new development will lead to putting these idiot, heartless ghouls out of business. Thank you, Bad Dog, for your original news on this.