U.S. Ambassador Praises Thailand for Drug Suppression

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov 17 (TNA) – U.S. ambassador to Thailand Michael George DeSombre praised Thailand for seizure of drug precursor, saying the United States is ready to work with Thailand on drug suppression and other crime related issues.

 

Justice Minister, Somsak Thepsutin, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Pol Lt Col Korrawat Panprapakorn, Secretary-General of the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) Wichai chaimongkhon on Tuesday welcomed the U.S. ambassador at the Government Complex in Laksi district.

 

The two sides discussed cooperation in various fields including crackdown on illegal drug trafficking, money laundering and transnational crime.

 

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isn't weed legal in 12 US states now?

 

maybe they could talk about that ????

 

 

2 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

U.S. Ambassador Praises Thailand for Drug Suppression

stupidest thing i can recall

1 hour ago, GeorgeCross said:

isn't weed legal in 12 US states now?

 

maybe they could talk about that ????

 

 

The only thing that making it legal did was to bring more scrutiny upon drivers when stopped. The same would hold true here in Thailand.

1 hour ago, YetAnother said:

stupidest thing i can recall

Weed will do that.

Another war the US is losing.

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

U.S. Ambassador Praises Thailand for Drug Suppression

 

Khup phoom! 

 

 

9 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Weed will do that.

I think you must have smoked lawn clippings!

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

I think you must have smoked lawn clippings!

Nope, never was a hippie.

If only the USA would stay away from internal politics. The drug war has been an abject failure in america. Way to go Oregon. Way to go Thailand over abortion laws.

Social distancing and masks?

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

U.S. Ambassador Praises Thailand for Drug Suppression

Well I never - I wonder if the Ambassador was aware of this (quote):-

 

A new Public Health Ministry regulation allows the sale and possession of category II narcotics under the Narcotic Act BE 2522 (1979).

 

An announcement to the effect was published in the Royal Gazette website on Monday.

 

Category II comprises 102 ordinary narcotics, such as morphine, cocaine, codeine, medicinal opium, and fresh opium.

Thailand has intercepted a lot of drug shipments recently.

But no one is looking at what they do with them after they 'confiscate' them.

So they find 30 billion baht worth of drugs. Sell them back to the dealers and 'hey presto'. Another submarine or mega project.

 

Thailand is like an insecure dog.

 

Every time is fetches a ball or shakes hands, it needs the affirmation of the its sometime US Master giving it a pat on the head an a biscuit.

 

...and this is something I would have expected 20 years ago, not just because Thailand fetched a new stick.

 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

saying the United States is ready to work with Thailand on drug suppression and other crime related issues.

 

Nothing better to do? What about helping your fellow country men?

 

But yesterday :

A new Public Health Ministry regulation allows the sale and possession of category II narcotics under the Narcotic Act BE 2522 (1979).

 

An announcement to the effect was published in the Royal Gazette website on Monday.

 

Category II comprises 102 ordinary narcotics, such as morphine, cocaine, codeine, medicinal opium, and fresh opium.

 

I don't understand what the flip is going on in Thailand right now.

 

And today they just endorse an abortion bill allowing termination up to 12 weeks of pregnancy...

16 hours ago, YetAnother said:

stupidest thing i can recall

It's up there with quite a few other things, it's hard to say which one is the winner.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The two sides discussed cooperation in various fields including crackdown on illegal drug trafficking, money laundering and transnational crime.

 

For or against?

An inflammatory post has been removed. 

The day after Thailand passed a law making cocaine legal for medical purposes ????

The Americans are the best example of what not to do when it comes to drugs, prescription or non-prescription. 

The Americans are the best example of what not to do........

He gotta say something nice now so he can get a good going away party when he is replaced in Feb 2021. My analysis may not be your analysis.