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December busts net 16m speed pills, 27kg of heroin
Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2024
» Narcotics suppression police say they seized about 16 million speed pills, 27 kilogrammes of heroin and assets worth about 105 million baht in four major drug cases in December, with six suspects arrested.
Most content with their lot, though money woes linger
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2024
» While most people surveyed by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) for its year-end poll said while they are content with how their lives went in 2023, about a third said they were fed up with economic problems which plagued the country last year.
Cops name ship's captain as drug-ring mastermind
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/12/2023
» A major drug trafficking ring, from which authorities seized 1.2 tonnes of ketamine and almost a tonne of "ya ice" earlier this month, is run by a well-known former ship's captain, according to the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB).
Soldier nabbed for drugs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/12/2023
» A soldier in Songkhla has been charged with the illegal possession of narcotics after he was arrested by officials from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board with 11 kilogrammes of ecstasy pills.
Office of the Attorney-General moves official accused by fugitive
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2023
» A provincial public prosecutor accused by fugitive Chaowalit Thongduang of plotting to have a drug suspect snatched from the clutches of police has been transferred to the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) pending a fact-finding investigation.
Sights set on 700 'influential figures'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/11/2023
» The Interior Ministry will launch its crackdown on "influential figures" nationwide starting on Dec 1, Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaised said on Wednesday.
Drug command centres to be set up
Post Reporters, Published on 07/11/2023
» The government plans to establish narcotic drug command centres in three provinces in the North and Northeast, spokesman Chai Wacharonke said on Tuesday.
Ministry, agencies at odds over drug policy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2023
» The Public Health Ministry's plan to re-classify a person possessing less than 10 meth pills as a drug addict instead of a criminal requires a well-rounded discussion before a final decision is made on the issue, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Govt steps up crime blitz
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/10/2023
» The Department of Provincial Administration (DPA) has formed a central task force to step up invoking laws against an array of criminal offenders, ranging from drug traffickers to nightclub operators exceeding their closing time.
New task force to tackle organised crime
Post Reporters, Published on 28/10/2023
» The Department of Provincial Administration (DPA) has formed a central task force to step up enforcement of laws against an array of criminal offenders, ranging from drug traffickers to nightclub operators exceeding their closing time.