Satun Timber Smuggling Uncovered: Underwater Deception and Environmental Vigilance

In the serene depths of Satun province’s waters, a clandestine operation was unraveled, one that bore the eerie silence of submerged crime. The Rom Sai Rescue Foundation’s underwater team, following a surreptitious whisper, uncovered an elaborate ploy to hide precious timber beneath the surface in Ban Thung Mai, Nam Phut subdistrict of La-ngu district. Although only fragments remained to tell the story above the waves, the hidden logs whispered tales of a deftly orchestrated deception that sought to outsmart authorities. This discovery wasn’t the first inkling of such mischief. Prior to this watery revelation, a tip had guided the guardians of the forest 800 meters into the dense, green embrace of Ban Nam Ra National Forest Reserve, Thung Nui subdistrict, in the heart of Khuan Kalong district. Here, amidst the undergrowth, like relics from a forgotten era, lay large logs—some as formidable in circumference as two souls could encircle. Abandoned…