BANGKOK, Thailand (Reuters) — Thai officials on Thursday (February 2) displayed 2.9 tons of confiscated pangolin scales worth $826,446 that were smuggled into Thailand from Congo and destined for Laos. Authorities said the seizure was a result of an illegal wildlife crackdown by the police, Thai customs, and the Wildlife Department, who had carried out three raids at Bangkok’s Suvarnnabhumi Airport since December. Thai customs chief Kulit Sombatsiri said although pangolins were moved from Appendix […]