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Phumtham vows drug blitz
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/07/2025
» Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has pledged a nationwide crackdown on narcotics, crime syndicates, and mafia-style figures, calling the drug crisis a pressing threat to national security.
UK apologises to thousands of grooming victims as it toughens law
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» LONDON - The UK government announced Monday it would bring in tough new laws to "root out the scourge" of grooming gangs and apologised to thousands of victims believed to have been sexually exploited.
What happened in Philippine drug war that led to Duterte's arrest?
Published on 11/03/2025
» MANILA - Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant for the "war on drugs" that defined his term in office and which killed thousands of Filipinos.
Chinese court prosecutes Myanmar gang for scams, drugs, extortion, murder
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/02/2025
» BEIJING — A Chinese court has begun hearing charges against 23 members of a notorious Myanmar-based telecoms fraud gang accused of a range of crimes.
Crackdown nets drugs and weapons
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/01/2025
» Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) police have impounded assets worth 464 million baht during a two-week-long drug suppression campaign across the country.
One-day nationwide drug blitz nets 131 suspects
Online Reporters, Published on 27/06/2024
» Authorities seized large quantities of illicit drugs, guns and assets worth nearly 330 million baht and arrested 131 suspects during a nationwide crackdown operation on Thursday.
Businesses up in smoke
Business, Published on 20/05/2024
» A deadline set by cannabis advocacy groups is rapidly approaching for the government to justify its plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic.
2023's most shocking crime stories
News, Published on 28/12/2023
» As the New Year approaches, the 'Bangkok Post' is taking this opportunity to select five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.
Police bust six pushers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/12/2023
» More than 16,000 speed pills and 1 kilogramme of ketamine were seized, and six people were arrested in a crackdown targeting small-time pushers in Bangkok, police said.
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.