Vireak Buntham Truck Busted Carrying 984 Geckos
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SternAAlbifrons
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Re: Vireak Buntham Truck Busted Carrying 984 Geckos
I think it's just the scowl he carries around town (koh kong)The Judge wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:13 pmAnd there you have your answer...Anchor Moy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 3:04 pmAnd this is not the first time they've been busted for trafficking wildlife. Looks like it's been going on for years.Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:44 amI was just about to ask the same thing. Thieving, constant accidents and now wildlife trafficking. Jesus...Khmer_Risotto wrote:Can someone remind me why this company is still allowed to operate?
Mr Vireak must have some clout.
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'terrify anybody into anything
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Ok, one thing that struck me was this. I don't know if the Virak Buntham owner is telling the truth, but why would you ship a live cargo of geckos (or any other fragile living animals) from Mondulkiri to Sihanoukville via Siem Reap ?
Not sure what my conclusion is here, except that there must be a reason for traffickers of live animals to take the longer route. Either the real destination is Thailand and not Sihanoukville, (very possible), or either the Virak transport company has a sure-fire trafficking network to SHV which only operates through Siem Reap to avoid Phnom Penh.
The most direct route from Mondulkiri to Sihanoukville is through Phnom Penh and not Siem Reap. A delivery from Mondulkiri via PP to Sihanoukville can be done in one day (at a stretch), but it is a lot longer to go through SR. Live animals should be transported as quickly as possible.According to Virak Buntham owner Sour Virak, the incident took place when one of his company’s trucks reached Siem Reap after travelling through Mondulkiri, Stung Treng and Preah Vihear on its way to Preah Sihanouk province.
Not sure what my conclusion is here, except that there must be a reason for traffickers of live animals to take the longer route. Either the real destination is Thailand and not Sihanoukville, (very possible), or either the Virak transport company has a sure-fire trafficking network to SHV which only operates through Siem Reap to avoid Phnom Penh.
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Detective AM.
" the real destination is Thailand and not Sihanoukville, (very possible)"
my vote
" the real destination is Thailand and not Sihanoukville, (very possible)"
my vote
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From Ben Kiernan's "The Pol Pot Regime".
Silence, exile, and cunning.
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Thanks JB ^^^ i always found this a fascinating, and tragic, chapter of the KR period.
The bastards nearly exterminated the Irrawaddy dolphins too - for their oil. They did manage that on the Lake.
Incidentally, Pol Pot's banker showed up at the KR Tribunal to shed some light on these sales that he had facilitated.
I was sitting on the edge of my front row seat in anticipation
But being and old old man and nearly senile he "can't really remember anything useful, so so sorry". Of course.
- despite being a very sprightly, sparkling eyed, only-70 something bloke wearing an impeccably tailored $5,000 Savile Row charcoal and pin-striped silk bankers suit.
The KR must have a very good superannuation scheme for its bankers and its wildlife traders when they get old and senile.
The bastards nearly exterminated the Irrawaddy dolphins too - for their oil. They did manage that on the Lake.
Incidentally, Pol Pot's banker showed up at the KR Tribunal to shed some light on these sales that he had facilitated.
I was sitting on the edge of my front row seat in anticipation
But being and old old man and nearly senile he "can't really remember anything useful, so so sorry". Of course.
- despite being a very sprightly, sparkling eyed, only-70 something bloke wearing an impeccably tailored $5,000 Savile Row charcoal and pin-striped silk bankers suit.
The KR must have a very good superannuation scheme for its bankers and its wildlife traders when they get old and senile.
Re: Vireak Buntham Truck Busted Carrying 984 Geckos
The way things are going with habitat destruction, trafficking and poaching (as well as the total lack of shits given culturally), South East Asia will have nothing left except ants, a handful of pet cats, and perhaps a few spiders by 2035.
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Re: Vireak Buntham Truck Busted Carrying 984 Geckos
Perhaps 'rescued' is not the best word to use when all the geckos are stone dead!.... were rescued from a vehicle
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Well-spotted lapsus.
The real "rescued" thing is the opportunity to get advantage of it.
Dead as fuck, but still worth getting something from it, in opposition to a missed opportunity that gotten away.
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