The Daily Populous

Saturday January 20th, 2018 evening edition

image for Asian wildlife trafficking 'kingpin' Boonchai Bach arrested

Image copyright EPA Image caption Boonchai Bach faces up to four years in jail for smuggling parts of protected animals.

Thai police have arrested a man alleged to be the head of Asia's biggest illegal wildlife trading networks.

Boonchai Bach, a 40-year-old Thai of Vietnamese origin, was detained in a town on the border with Laos.

He faces up to four years in jail for smuggling protected animal parts like rhino horns and elephant ivory.

Police said the suspect was "ringleader" of a "major smuggling syndicate" operating over a decade.

He was arrested on Friday over the smuggling of 14 rhino horns worth around $1m (£700,000) from Africa to Thailand.

The Bachs have "long run the international supply chain of illicit wildlife from Asia and Africa to major dealers in Laos, Vietnam and China", Freeland said in statement. »

72yo Grandma Shot Dead as SWAT Raided Her Home To Arrest Her Son For Marijuana

Authored by thefreethoughtproject.com

Geraldine Townsend, 72, was shot and killed this week as a Bartlesville SWAT team executed a search warrant to bust Livingston for the alleged sale of marijuana.

“While taking Livingston into custody officers heard shots, and two officers were struck with some type of projectile,” Hastings said.

Every minute that this failed and immoral war continues is a travesty of justice and an insult to humanity. »

Dundee Trailer: Did Danny McBride Made a Crocodile Dundee Sequel?

Authored by slashfilm.com

A trailer has arrived, seemingly out of nowhere, advertising a new Crocodile Dundee sequel featuring Danny McBride as the son of the famous outback hunter.

The film spawned two sequels – Crocodile Dundee II and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.

It’s worth noting that Crocodile Dundee had a son introduced in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, but that character’s name was Mikey, whereas McBride’s character is named Brian. »

House GOPers Say A Secret Memo Could End The Trump-Russia Probe. Their Staff Wrote It.

Authored by huffingtonpost.com

Democrats say the Republican-drafted classified memo is full of omissions and distortions intended to fuel efforts to run cover for President Trump.

But the secret GOP memo gave Gaetz a convenient pivot point: the suggestion that there’s something, a bombshell, that he can’t reveal publicly.

Later on Friday, all nine Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee issued a statement calling the memo a “misleading set of talking points attacking the FBI.” »

NPD: Nintendo Switch Sold More Consoles Than Any Other Platform in History on a Time-Aligned Basis

Authored by infospoiler.com

NPD results for the month of December 2017 are in, and as it turns out, the Nintendo Switch sold more consoles than any other platform in history on a time-aligned basis.

“On a time-aligned basis through the first 10 months on the market, Nintendo Switch has sold more consoles than any other platform in history,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella told Venturebeat.

Hardware generated $1.3 billion in December, up 27 percent year-over-year and driven mainly by Switch Nintendo sales. »