NEW: Rival monkey gangs are taking over a Thai tourist town, forcing police officers to arm themselves with sling-shots and tranquilizer guns.

The monkeys have taken over Lopburi which is about 90 miles from Bangkok.

One team successfully captured monkey gang leader Ai Krao who… pic.twitter.com/WT1oLTrxxR

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The local police station has now issued wooden catapults that officers can use to fire at the unruly primates, which often climb over cars and steal food from shops and tourists as well as vandalise property.

Footage shows two police officers riding around Lopburi on a motorcycle, with the one on the back drawing the slingshot and launching small stones at the 'dangerous' primates.

The move comes as Police Major General Apirak Wechkanchana, commander of Lopburi Provincial Police, ordered to establish a special unit to combat aggressive wild monkeys.

General Apirak said: 'I am aware of the potential danger from monkeys. They have started to pose a threat to tourists and locals. The slingshots now being carried by our officers will help to threaten the monkeys when necessary.

'In most cases they only need to use the slingshots as a deterrent, they don't have to use objects to strike the monkeys.

Staff at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation have also started catching some of the worst monkey offenders and relocating them to temporary shelters.

However, they reportedly had difficulties as the primate 'thugs' were familiar with tranquiliser guns and would scale tall buildings and houses whenever they came near.

Nathi Krutthaka, Conservation Bureau Officer No. 1, said: 'We had to hide our faces and conceal the tranquiliser guns so the monkeys wouldn't see them.'

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One team successfully captured monkey gang leader Ai Krao who is well known for its aggressive behavior. The monkey was hauled off in a cage after being shot by the police with a sedative dart.

The monkeys are adapting and recognizing when officers have a tranquilizer gun.

"We had to hide our faces and conceal the tranquilizer guns so the monkeys wouldn't see them." said Conservation Bureau Officer Nathi Krutthaka.

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'In most cases they only need to use the slingshots as a deterrent, they don't have to use objects to strike the monkeys.

However, they reportedly had difficulties as the primate 'thugs' were familiar with tranquiliser guns and would scale tall buildings and houses whenever they came near.

Nathi Krutthaka, Conservation Bureau Officer No. 1, said: 'We had to hide our faces and conceal the tranquiliser guns so the monkeys wouldn't see them.'

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Logos Stick said:

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Shock the Monkey.

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C@LAg said:

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i was going to make a that-looks-like-the-southern-border-being-overrun joke, but pretty sure that would get flagged.

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Zergling Rush said:

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Anytime I bring out a black rifle outside, my chickens take off running for cover.

They've learned when the thunder stick is out, one of the flock ain't coming back to the coop that night.....

Chickens are dumb as **** but they know how to survive.

These monkeys are WAY more intelligent. I wouldn't be surprised if they start attacking the cops that are hunting them.

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TexasRebel said:

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Zergling Rush said:

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Anytime I bring out a black rifle outside, my chickens take off running for cover.

They've learned when the thunder stick is out, one of the flock ain't coming back to the coop that night.....

Chickens are dumb as **** but they know how to survive.

These monkeys are WAY more intelligent. I wouldn't be surprised if they start attacking the cops that are hunting them.

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You shoot chickens?

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Slicer97 said:

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Slingshot? How about some #4 shot?

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bobbranco said:

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Macaques are bad mofos.

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C@LAg said:

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1. buy one a dinner.
2. ruffie it with some monkeypox
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4. profit. dead monkeys.

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Agthatbuilds said:

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Slicer97 said:

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Slingshot? How about some #4 shot?

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"The local police station has now issued wooden catapults that officers can use to fire the unruly primates"

I missed thr "at" the first read through and I thought the pokie were catapulting the monkeys out.

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Monkeys figured out tranq guns. It will take the killer monkeys 2 seconds to figure out blank slingshots are no threat.

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