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PM may invite US envoy
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may invite US Ambassador Robert F Godec to visit the northern region later this month to monitor progress in anti-drug operations there.
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 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.
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.
Army trumpets border drugs suppression effort
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/10/2018
» A massive cache of narcotics, including more than 47 million speed pills, has been seized by army border surveillance units this year, said an army spokesman yesterday.
Drug smuggling 'on the rise'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/09/2018
» Production of illicit drugs is increasing in neighbouring countries as producers gain access to "new chemicals" to replace precursors that have been blocked to them, and more drugs are being smuggled into Thailand, defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanit said yesterday.
Drug smuggling up as traffickers access 'new chemicals'
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/09/2018
» Production of illicit drugs is increasing in neighbouring countries as producers gain access to "new chemicals" to replace precursors that have been blocked to them, and more drugs are being smuggled into Thailand, defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanit said on Thursday.