Army doubles down on anti-drug smuggling at borders

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The suppression of illicit drugs is a national agenda as the Royal Thai Army announced it has seized more than 200 million methamphetamine pills along the border this year.

 

The Royal Thai Army has disclosed the outcomes of its collaborative effort with related agencies to suppress drug trafficking at border areas, resulting in 1,500 arrests so far this year.

 

The anti-drug operation is carried out with police forces and administrative officials, with military dogs and modern equipment deployed to combat the smuggling of illicit substances into Thailand.

 

According to the army, its officers at the border have seized some 230 million meth pills, and some 3,500 kilograms of crystal meth.

 

The quantity of items seized this year is 5 times higher than the quantity recorded in 2018, when some 53 million meth pills and some 1,000 kilograms of crystal meth were busted.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221017155551485

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-10-17

 

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[nobodysfriend]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to the army, its officers at the border have seized some 230 million meth pills, and some 3,500 kilograms of crystal meth.

That is a lot . It was about time to reinforce the suppression of the border crossing drug trade .

Pity that it needed a massacre before that ...

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

to suppress drug trafficking at border areas, resulting in 1,500 arrests so far this year.

Those chemical drugs are making the users crazy , and when they have guns , Thailand has massacres with innocent victims .

As there seem to be only few of those drugs ( Yaba ) being produced in Thailand , elimination of the import should be a priority .

Even if some high placed thai persons won't like it ...

[mikebell]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The anti-drug operation is carried out with police forces and administrative officials,

There's the problem - they're all Thais who will turn a blind eye for twenty baht.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The suppression of illicit drugs is a national agenda as the Royal Thai Army announced it has seized more than 200 million methamphetamine pills along the border this year.

Which ended up where?

asking for a friend.

[MrMojoRisin]

Army doubles down on eliminating their business competition

[spidermike007]

If the army is serious, they need to arrest alot of border officials, convict them and lock them up for many, many years. Otherwise, this is just an insincere game of charades. We know who some of the culprits are. So does the army. 

 

So, is this real, or is this another empty Prayuth promise? 

[zzaa09]

Remember the good old days when the military, and other assorted authorities, were the drug trade?

 

I suspect that promotions as this are merely manipulated distractions to put folks off.