After obtaining evidence, the Krabi Provincial Police Investigation Team raided and arrested the village chief “Kamnan Chuk” in Khong Phong Subdistrict, Khong Tong District, Krabi Province. They also applied for an arrest warrant for encroaching on more than 21 rai of mangroves.

Krabi Reporter reported on July 24, 2024 that the Krabi Provincial Police Investigation Team, led by Colonel Chawalit Phetsripia, Deputy Commander of the Krabi Provincial Police, issued an arrest warrant to the Krabi Provincial Court on Monday, July 316, 2024. Manoon Kekina or Kamnan Chuk, 47 years old, was arrested in Kamnan, Khlong Phon District, Khlong Thom District, Krabi Province on July 19, 2024, at Village No. 82/2, Krabi Province. He was accused of jointly encroaching on the state reserved forest, Khlong Phon Forest and Bakan Forest, Ban Khlong Ping District, Khlong Phon Sub-district, Khlong Thom District, Village No. 4, with an area of ​​21 rai 1 ngan 8 square wah.

The police issued an arrest warrant and found Mr. Manu. As a result, the allegation was informed. He was then detained and sent to the investigating officer of Sai Khao Police Station in Khlong Tong District and charged with two counts, including conspiracy to build, clear or burn a forest, or to carry out such activities in any other way. Destroy a forest or seize or occupy a forest without permission for oneself or others and jointly hold, use or live on the land, build, clear, burn a forest, cut wood, collect forest products or do any other act. Prejudicial to the nature of the state reserved forest. Initially, the defendants have not yet asked to provide any evidence.

Such an arrest took place on July 22. Earlier, on April 6, 2024, officers from the Mangrove Resource Conservation Center No. 18 in Klong Dong District went to check the mangrove encroachment. At the scene of the incident, it was found that the new area had been plowed. Two backhoes were found at the scene, but the perpetrators were not found. So they seized them and reported the case to the Sai Khao Police Station, after which the police launched an investigation until the perpetrators were found. Kamnan Chuk’s younger brother, Mr. Suntisuk Kekina, 36, and Mr. Chaichana Din Daeng, 36, rented the aforementioned backhoe together with two other relatives. Go in and plow the land and adjust the area. Therefore, they collected evidence until an arrest warrant could be issued. and were arrested.