Officials raid more illegal Thap Lan resorts

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
Officials raid more illegal Thap Lan resorts

Officials from the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department yesterday raided the four-rai Ban Suan Sukkho resort in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Kheow district, the latest of nine resorts found to have encroached on Thap Lan National Par

Park assistant chief Nuwat Leelapata led 10 officials in the raid who, after failing to locate the resort’s owner, measured the area and identified buildings for legal procedures and demolition by Wang Nam Kheow police.

Since April 17, department officials have taken action against 72 sites of land-encroachment comprising 462 buildings, and captured one suspect, while Thap Lan Park officials have raided five locations. Hence, 77 of the 113 targeted cases have now been acted upon.