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Khao San raids crack down on laughing gas
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/06/2024
» Nineteen migrant workers were arrested for selling laughing gas-filled balloons to tourists during a police raid on entertainment venues and shops on Khao San Road in Bangkok.
Thailand's weed legalisation dilemma
Oped, Published on 05/06/2024
» When cannabis or ganja was legalised (the plant was removed from the illicit drugs list) in 2022 by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, this led to mass confusion whereby the public misunderstood and perceived it as "liberalisation". This resulted in widespread and unregulated cannabis consumption.
Couple arrested for selling ‘magic mushrooms’
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2024
» A couple have been arrested at a Bangkok condominium for growing “magic mushrooms” and selling them online, claiming they could help cure many diseases.
Thailand's cannabis U-turn is a cautionary tale
News, Published on 20/05/2024
» Turns out you can have too much of a good thing. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered a U-turn on the country's landmark cannabis policy, saying the plant should be soon classified as a narcotic again and its use limited to medical and health purposes.
37m speed pills seized in 15 recent busts
Online Reporters, Published on 16/05/2024
» Drug suppression police have arrested 42 suspects and seized more than 37 million speed pills, almost one tonne of crystal methamphetamine and other drugs in 15 major cases from April 29 to May 15.
Health ministry considers lowering possession limit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/05/2024
» A meeting on Thursday will consider lowering the maximum number of methamphetamine pills a person can have in their possession before it is considered a criminal act, according to Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin on Monday.
100kg of drugs seized after chase in Chaiyaphum
Online Reporters, Published on 11/05/2024
» Four drug couriers have been arrested with 100 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and ketamine seized after one of their vehicles overturned in Chaiyaphum following a car chase.
1.4 tonnes of heroin seized in Nong Khai
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/05/2024
» Four drug smugglers have been arrested and 1.4 tonnes of heroin smuggled across the Mekong River seized from a house and a rubber plantation in Sangkhom district of Nong Khai province.
PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end
Published on 08/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday reiterated his determination that cannabis would be relisted as a narcotic by the end of 2024, as he announced a get-tough approach to illicit drugs.
B80m worth of meth seized in Pattani
Online Reporters, Published on 04/05/2024
» PATTANI - Police on Saturday intercepted over 1.4 million methamphetamine pills destined for Malaysia in an operation that resulted in the arrest of four drug smugglers.