Caught for a thorny issue - Thai man arrested for smuggling durian trees to Laos


Image from Laotian Times.

VIENTIANE, May 27: A man was apprehended in Thailand attempting to smuggle durian trees valued Thai baht 1 million (RM130,000) into Laos, reports Laotian Times.

Head of the Chongmek Customs House at the border of Thailand and Laos, Wanlop Suiraksa, told Thai media that officials spotted a silver pickup truck transporting 6,500 durian trees covered by a black plastic sheet.

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