by Natthaphon Sangpolsit
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Government agencies have been instructed to crack down on manufacturers and vendors who illegally produce or sell Rohypnol in order to help prevent drug abuse among teenagers.

 

According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern about illegal Rohypnol sales on online platforms and has instructed authorities to address the issue.

 

He requested that the Royal Thai Police collaborate with the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to track down drug sources and suppress criminal activity on online platforms.

 

The premier made the remarks following reports that the drug has been used illegally by teenagers as an alternative to illegal narcotics.

 

Some users would keep the drug in their mouths until they become intoxicated while others mix it with alcohol to use as a date rape drug.

 

The Princess Mother National Institute on Drug Abuse Treatment (PMNIDAT) warned that Rohypnol is a controlled psychotropic substance.

 

Under the Psychotropic Substances Act 2016, the drug must be taken under the supervision of a doctor, dentist or veterinarian and cannot be purchased in general stores.

 

The spokesperson warned that anyone caught selling the drug without permission from the Ministry of Public Health could face up to 5-20 years in prison and/or fines ranging from 100,000-400,000 baht.

 

Any health office that possesses Rohypnol without a permit faces up to 1-5 years in prison and/or fines of 20,000-100,000 baht.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220821154432523

 

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Difficult to imagine why anyone would need a date rape drug in Thailand.

 

It's harder not to get laid.

2 hours ago, Padthaigoong said:

Difficult to imagine why anyone would need a date rape drug in Thailand.

 

It's harder not to get laid.

Fairly often we hear about about a guy that took some ladyboys back to the room to party, only to wake up two days later naked and broke. Between covid, the crackdown on gold chain thievery, and now the Rohypnol squeeze it must be getting tough to make a dishonest buck in Pattaya ????

 

Would have thought Rohypnol was more more expensive than the coconut bar post covid.

8 hours ago, Padthaigoong said:

Difficult to imagine why anyone would need a date rape drug in Thailand.

Depends if the girl of your dreams just told you to bu$$er off she's not interested.

Some don't take rejection well.