In the video, two gunshots are heard as vehicles suddenly speed away, followed by more gunshots as officials tried to blow out the tyres of the vehicles driven by the runaway suspects. “At about 8pm on Friday, we detected via our Network Centric Anti-Poaching System that men were illegally cutting down Siamese Rosewood trees near the Sakaerat Silvicultural Research Station,” Prawatsart said. He said officials ambushed four vehicles arrived at the area, apparently to transport the logs at 5am on Saturday. Officials then arrested Saming Sornkornburi, Tian Traimeesaeng and Settawut Ken-in and confiscated two sports utility vehicles and four Siamese Rosewood logs. He said he suspected that the illegal loggers might be backed by influential figures because they had dared to open fire at officials to make the escape.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 22, 2017 09:44 UTC