The arrest warrant was requested by the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division under the Royal Thai Police , Pol Gen Stiva said .
Pol GenStivara said that the case relating to the alleged forest encroachment by the World Peace Valley Meditation Centre has a 15 - year - statute of limitations . The latest warrant has assigned police ... to arrest the abbot and hand him over to the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division , Pol , Gen Srivara said .