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Marine missions see twenty arrested
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/03/2026
» Authorities have arrested a Myanmar national and detained 19 Indonesian fishermen in separate maritime operations targeting fuel smuggling and illegal fishing in the Andaman Sea.
Two Thai drug smugglers get lengthy jail terms in Indonesia
Published on 06/03/2026
» BATAM, Indonesia - An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced one Thai national to life in prison and another to 17 years for smuggling nearly two tonnes of methamphetamine, in one of the country’s biggest drug busts in years.
DSI seeks charges over drug precursors
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/02/2026
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has forwarded a major narcotics-related case to public prosecutors, seeking charges against suspects linked to the possession of 800 tonnes of chemical precursors allegedly capable of producing up to 1 billion methamphetamine pills.
Zoonotic risk
Postbag, Published on 21/02/2026
» Re: "Wildlife smuggle bid foiled at airport", (BP, Feb 19).
Wildlife smuggler caught at Suvarnabhumi Airport
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/02/2026
» Thai authorities have arrested an Indian man who was attempting to smuggle rare wildlife back to his home country, after finding 15 live animals hidden inside his luggage at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Less glamour, more content, says Wim Wenders of Berlin Film Fest
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» BERLIN - Berlin Film Festival jury president Wim Wenders said Thursday that this year's 76th edition of the festival would have "less glamour" but "more content" in its eclectic selection.
2.3m speed pills seized on Mekong river bank, smugglers flee
Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2026
» A navy patrol seized about 2.3 million speed pills abandoned by fleeing smugglers on the banks of the Mekong River in Muang district of Nong Khai in the early hours of Wednesday.
China overturns Canadian man’s death sentence
Published on 07/02/2026
» China’s highest court has overturned a death sentence against a Canadian man convicted of drug smuggling, a sudden reversal in a case that has been a years-long source of diplomatic friction between Beijing and Ottawa.
Nearly 500kg of ‘ice’ seized in Nakhon Phanom
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 15/01/2026
» NAKHON PHANOM - Four suspects have been arrested and 480 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine seized in this northeastern province after an expanded investigation into a transnational drug trafficking syndicate.
Eight dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats: US military
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — The US military said Wednesday that eight people were killed in multiple new strikes on alleged drug boats, bringing the death toll in Washington's campaign against what it says are narcotics traffickers to at least 115.