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151 arrested as US hits China-Middle East synthetic drug network
AFP, Published on 16/10/2015
» WASHINGTON - US law enforcement officials announced Thursday they had arrested 151 people in a crackdown on synthetic "designer" drugs that tied Chinese suppliers to Middle East profiteers on the sales.
Ya ba worth B75m in refrigerator
Online Reporters, Published on 17/10/2015
» Two men have been arrested and 250,000 speed pills hidden in their refrigerator seized following a raid in Lat Phrao district of Bangkok.
US praises Thai trafficking fight
Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/10/2015
» A top anti-human trafficking official from the United States has acknowledged Thailand's serious efforts against trafficking and assured that Washington plans no sanctions against the country.
Drug raids net B80m assets
News, Published on 17/10/2015
» Authorities seized 80 million baht worth of assets from a suspected drug ring leader during raids in Chiang Mai province on Friday.
TIP report rating boost 'likely in 2016'
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 17/10/2015
» Thailand expects a better rating in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report next year as the United States acknowledges the country is doing its utmost to address the problem, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Friday.
Eight CIB officers transferred
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/10/2015
» Eight Central Investigation Bureau officers from three divisions have been abruptly transferred to the CIB's operations centre until further notice.
Refugee plan needed now
News, Editorial, Published on 19/10/2015
» The monsoon season is ending in western Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal, and that foreshadows a problem. Reports from Bangladesh and Rakhine state of Myanmar are already serving up a warning: traffickers and their prospective Rohingya clients are gearing up to board boats and strike out again for Southeast Asia. A new wave of migrants appears certain.
Police launch lese majeste hunt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2015
» A police investigation is under way into a group of people accused of violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, better known as the lese majeste law, a chief investigator says.
Paiboon calls for new push in drugs war
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/10/2015
» Border cooperation and help for farmers are key to preventing trafficking of precursor chemicals and providing alternative socio-economic development plans for drug-producing nations, said Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya Monday.
'Hellish' human-trafficking trade to resume, Amnesty warns
AFP, Published on 21/10/2015
» BANGKOK - Human traffickers will resume their brutal trade across Southeast Asia despite a regional crackdown, Amnesty International warned Wednesday, as it detailed the "hellish" abuses migrants have suffered at the hands of gangmasters.