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Biggest news to come out of Thailand since #สุขุมวิท11: The city of Lopburi is experiencing unprecedented violence between two monkey gangs, authorities have been mobilised to quell chaos and are currently attempting to relocate the primates.
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Local authorities successfully apprehended one of the gang leader, Ai Krao, using a tranquilizer gun. Upon his arrest, cries could be heard from his subordinates.
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On the 2nd day, 7 individual monkeys were arrested. Locals responded by saying, ‘Is that it? There’s a thousand of them.’ Authorities reiterated that ‘The monkeys’ familiarity with firearms and their ability to interpret human body language pose challenges in apprehending them.
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A hierarchy chart has been published, showing Yellow as Krao’s group and Green as Yak’s group. A citywide monkey-hunt is underway to capture the remaining leaders, aiming to temporarily quell the violence and provide authorities with additional time to address the broader issue.
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In March 2020, a Lopburi monkey gang took a 2 hour train journey to Nakhon Sawan (and back) in order to search for food where they also fought and dominated the local monkey population there.