Tak, The Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development revealed that the Department of Livestock Development officers, together with the Naga unit and the rangers, intercepted a cattle trader who was illegally transporting 20 live cattle at the border of Tak Province while leading the cattle along the Mae Salit Po Kho stream beside the Mae Song Subdistrict Administrative Organization. The 5 offenders were taken to Tha Song Yang Police Station for prosecution and ordered to increase the level of strict control to prevent and suppress the illegal import and movement of cattle and buffalo. Veterinarian Somchuan Rattanamangkalanon, Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development, said that last night, officers from the Department of Livestock Development's Animal Quarantine Checkpoint in Tak and the Special Task Force of the Animal Quarantine and Quarantine Division (Chanthaburi Animal Quarantine Checkpoint), together with police officers from the Naga Task Force of the Ministry of Agr iculture and Cooperatives and officers from the 3507th Ranger Company, were informed by an informant that there would be an illegal import and movement of cattle without permission. They jointly patrolled the area of ??Mae Salit Luang Village, Mae Song Subdistrict, Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province. While ambushing and conducting operations, they found 5 men leading cattle along the Mae Salit Pogro Stream next to the Mae Song Subdistrict Administrative Organization. The officers therefore identified themselves to investigate. From the inspection by the officers, 20 male cows were found to be moving. The offender stated that he was contacted by a broker to tow the cows from the Mae Sai River on the Thai side, in the area of ??Ban Mae Salit Luang, Village No. 2, by towing along the terrain through the Mae Salit Pogro stream to deliver them to the meeting point in the rice fields at Km. 1, Ban Mae Salit Luang, Village No. 2, Mae Song Subdistrict, Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, on the way to Ban Mae Ra mueng. Then, a pickup truck will come to pick up all the cows to sell them, but the destination is unknown. Initially, such actions constitute a crime of jointly moving animals in the surveillance area for foot-and-mouth disease without permission from the local veterinarian, which is a violation under Section 22 of the Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2558. Therefore, the offender and the confiscated cows were taken to Tha Song Yang Police Station for legal proceedings. If additional offenses are found, strict legal action will be taken according to the relevant laws. The Director-General of the Department of Livestock Development reiterated that the Department of Livestock Development is integrating with relevant agencies to inspect all checkpoints along the border to urgently resolve the problem of smuggling cattle from neighboring countries into Thailand, as well as continuously solving the problem of smuggling other illegal goods, and raising the level of surveillance and prevention of epidemics, especially ag ricultural products, to increase confidence in Thai livestock products, which is in line with the policy of Colonel Thammanat Prompao, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, who has declared war on all types of illegal agricultural product smuggling. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, through the Department of Livestock Development, has a plan to enhance the measures to monitor and prevent epidemics and the policy to prepare for the export of live cattle that have passed the quality certification "Disease-free and safe" to create assurance and confidence for trading partners that Thai products are disease-free. At the same time, the government is accelerating the opening of new markets to export to foreign countries in markets with high purchasing power so that cattle farmers can grow sustainably in their careers and improve the quality of life of farmers. If you find any wrongdoings or need more information, you can contact the Department of Livestock Development's hotline at 063-225-6888 or r eport information via the DLD 4.0 application 24 hours a day. Source: Thai News Agency
Tuesday, September 17, 2024