The findings came one day after authorities found the carcasses of 40 tiger cubs in a freezer at Wat Pa Luang Ta Maha Bua in Sai Yok district, the
infamous temple that has been a popular stop for tourists who pay a steep fee to pet the predators.
Animals rights groups and conservationists have long accused the temple of secretly acting as a tiger farm and making huge profits by selling animals
and tiger parts on the black market.
Repeated efforts to shut down the temple have been delayed and complicated by the fact that secular Thai authorities are often reluctant to intervene in
the affairs of the clergy.
The temple has always denied trafficking allegations.