He was arrested on Thursday, February 27 in Thailand for alleged illegal possession of protected wild animals in his Freedom Sanctuary, a 16 -hectare farm that he acquired years ago and where he gives refuge to animals. Currently, it is located at a police station in the Lao Khwan district, 140 kilometers northwest of the Thai capital, Bangkok, where this Friday has declared for three hours, with the help of a translator and next to its lawyer, Mettapon Suwancarern, as confirmed by the Thai police. It is expected that the one known as Frank de la Jungla be transferred this Saturday at 9 am, Thai local time (3.00 on Saturday in Madrid) before the Provincial Court of Kanchanaburi, where a judge will assess the possibility of granting him freedom under bail. Neither costs nor Suwancarer have made any statement.
The arrest of the Spanish, 53, whose face has been pixelated in the images released by the Police, occurred after his property in the city of Kanchanaburi was registered by the police, who received a complaint on February 14 through an email that indicated “that a foreigner was in possession of protected wild animals without permission, such as otteries, Loris Perezosos and others Thai of National Parks, Wildlife and Conservation through a writing. A police spokesman for this police station has said that it costs Thursday night, only in one of the dungeons and that today he has been able to meet with a relative and his lawyer. The latter, who moved from Bangkok to meet with the youtuberworks for the firm Juslaws, Queen 2023 by the Spanish Daniel Sancho.
Within the —That has 4.1 million subscribers on YouTube, where he publishes videos of their interactions with animals – Thai agents found a total of 10 protected wildlife animals – it new and a picon peak of duck -, “without any official documentation that accredits its acquisition,” said the national parks department. In his defense, the Spanish said that “he had bought the otters in different flea markets at different times.” As for the reptile, he said: “An unidentified person caught her and retained her for about a week.” The complaint to the Thai police also mentions “two foundations to receive donations to help animals through online channels in and the province of Kanchanaburi.”
Cuesta’s action, in the opinion of the authorities, constitutes “a crime typified in the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Law.” Therefore, the Spanish was arrested and sent to the police station where the legal actions were carried out against him. The protected wildlife that the police found has been seized as evidence. The National Parks Department added that the animals found were delivered to the Wildlife Conservation Division and that this procedure is part of the government order to “strictly repress traffic, hunting, illegal breeding and online or border trade of wildlife.”
Cuesta, a television and popular expression on social networks, published last Tuesday, February 25, in which he announced that he would leave the sanctuary, without saying when, but that he will continue to keep it from “outside Thailand.” “We are involved in judicial messes and all kinds. There are possibilities that I will end in jail, that I have to go from Thailand, that they expel me, and there is also the possibility of reaching an agreement, ”he said without going into details. He also insisted that there would be changes in the sanctuary, without explaining which ones, but said that he had been preparing everything “for not leaving” animals alone. “
