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Police in Bangkok rescued two baby orangutans they said were going to be sold illegally, in a seizure related to international efforts against the multi-billion dollar illicit trade in wildlife. The orangutans were seized Wednesday when police with Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau arrested the alleged courier for the seller at a gas station in the north of the city, said a police news release. It said the animals were found in a plastic basket, and that the 47-year-old Thai suspect confessed that he had been hired to deliver them to the as-yet unidentified person. He was charged with possession of controlled wildlife without declaring possession to an officer. Police said orangutans are generally sold for 300,000 Thai baht (about $9,000 USD) each.