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Chachoengsao orders illegal cemetery cleared, bodies exhumed

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Chachoengsao's provincial governor ordered the exhumation of human remains and demolition of an unlicensed cemetery in Bang Khla district within seven days.
The directive followed an urgent petition from local residents who reported operators secretly burying bodies without official authorization, raising public safety concerns.
Investigations confirmed the cemetery operates without a valid permit, with its previous license unrenewable due to non-compliance with legal criteria.
Authorities discovered four buried bodies, at least three of which were interred illegally without informing local officials.
A formal prohibition order has been posted, and district officials are coordinating to relocate all remains to legal facilities and enforce relevant legal action.

Today 20:55Key points summarised by AI

A Belgian woman and a Russian man were separately arrested at Phuket International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle large quantities of cannabis out of Thailand.
The Belgian suspect was caught with over 31kg of cannabis, valued at 5.38 million baht, destined for Paris, while the Russian suspect had over 17kg of cannabis and resin, valued at 9.5 million baht, hidden for a flight to Kazakhstan.
These arrests underscore a significant increase in cannabis trafficking from Thailand, with customs seizing over 37,000kg since October last year, much of it intended for the UK.
The UK's National Crime Agency reported a tenfold surge in cannabis seizures from Thailand at UK airports in 2024, leading the British government to provide Thailand with advanced detection equipment to combat international smuggling.