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Myanmar rebels flooding Thailand with meth
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/07/2024
» Armed ethnic groups are producing more illicit drugs to traffic in or through Thailand to finance their fight against the forces of the Myanmar government, a senior army officer said on Monday.
Soldier accused of assault during sex act
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 25/04/2023
» The Royal Thai Army has transferred a lieutenant general to an inactive post pending an investigation into allegations involving illicit drug use and assault while having gay sex in Songkhla.
Army general accused of violent male-sex abuse
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 24/04/2023
» An unidentified army soldier has been transferred pending an investigation into an allegation that a lieutenant general physically abused and injured a man he met through a dating app while on a trip in the South.
Army reacts to influx of drugs across North border
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/03/2023
» CHIANG MAI: The army has tightened security along the northern border following reports of greater quantities and varieties of illegal drugs flowing into the country from Myanmar, which is also said to harbouring a rise in opium-growing facilities.
Army border patrols seized 232m meth pills over 12 months
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/01/2023
» The army's seven border defence forces seized more than 232 million methamphetamine pills in fiscal 2022, which was 25% more than the previous year, deputy army spokeswoman Sirichan Ngathong said on Monday.
Premier to lead new anti-drug panel
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/10/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will lead a new committee to steer efforts in tackling narcotics problems in the wake of last week's mass shooting at a childcare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu.
Police sift through records of weapons trafficking suspects
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/04/2022
» The police are sifting through criminal records to see if three Thai men being held as co-conspirators connected to the acquisition of weaponry for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka have committed prior felonies.
Govt vows drug crackdown
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 01/01/2022
» The government has instructed security authorities to step up surveillance of drug trafficking during the New Year holiday while vowing to bust more drug rings this year.
21 tonnes of 'ice', B6bn seized in 2021
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 31/12/2021
» The government seized 21.84 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine aka "ice" and impounded 6.71-billion-baht worth of assets from drug suspects this year.
Border patrols set to rise to keep trafficking down
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 10/11/2021
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered that anti-trafficking efforts along the Thai-Myanmar border be stepped up as the latest intelligence indicates there has been an increase in drug trafficking into the country, according to his spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich.