Thai National Who Tried to Smuggle Parrot Eggs Through OR Tambo Gets Hefty Sentence
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A 50-year-old Thai man has been sentenced to five years in prison, suspended, by a South African court for smuggling parrot eggs on a flight from South Africa to Vietnam. He was also fined 600,000 baht, with an unknown person paying the fine on his behalf.
Arrested Parrot Egg Smuggler Convicted, Fined Half A Million Rand
Johannesburg – The suspect arrested at OR Tambo International Airport while attempting to smuggle 50 protected parrot species eggs out of the country has been convicted in the Kempton Park Regional Court. The Thai national was convicted on Monday, 2 November 2026. Under a plea agreement, the accused was sentenced to a R500 000 fine […]
Man fined R500,000 after trying to smuggle 50 protected parrot eggs out of SA
A suspected wildlife trafficker arrested at OR Tambo International Airport while attempting to smuggle 50 protected parrot eggs out of South Africa has been convicted and sentenced, as authorities intensify investigations into a wider international wildlife trafficking network. The accused was convicted in the Kempton Park Regional Court on Monday, November 2, 2026, following an arrest in August. According to the Department of Forestry, Fisherie…
Unidentified person pays fine for Thai man who tries to smuggle parrot eggs in Africa
A Thai man convicted of attempting to smuggle 50 parrot eggs from South Africa to Vietnam has been released after a court suspended his five-year prison sentence, allowing him to return home. Wanchai Prakaiphet, 50, was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on August 29 after officers found 50 parrot eggs inside a … The story Unidentified person pays fine for Thai man who tries to smuggle parrot eggs in Africa as seen on Tha…
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