PUBLISHED : 13 Oct 2023 at 10: 02
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry said it will work with the police to crack down on illegal meat wholesalers and tighten procedures to prevent loss of life after one of its inspectors was shot dead and another injured by a pork warehouse owner during a raid in Phetchabun.
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thamanat Prompow said the murder of a Phetchabun Provincial Livestock Office official on Wednesday was alarming, and the suspect must face punishment.
“I would like to express my condolences to the family of the late livestock official, whom I heard was a head of the inspection unit,” Capt Thamanat said. “The ministry’s director-general will arrange compensation for the [victim’s] family, initially at 100,000 baht.”
“The inj
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