Picture: Thai Rath

 

Two of Thailand's biggest figures in the continuing War on Drugs were at Bangkok's main bus station yesterday to get the public onboard.

 

Justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin and secretary of the Narcotics Control Board were at Mor Chit holding up cards to get the public to inform on one another, reported Thai Rath. 

 

Both men had a strong message not to open bank accounts to enable criminals to launder funds.

 

And on no account accept parcels for safe keeping on public transport. They could contain drugs. 

 

The public can call 1386 for a drug hotline.

 

The justice ministry has had a bumper year of more than 10 billion baht in drugs' related asset seizures. This exceeded expectation.

 

The NCB has been in the news frequently after work with the Airport Interdiction Task Force in seizing packages containing drugs at airports and post offices. 

 

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Operator: Snitch Line how may I be of help

 

Caller: my mom's doing drugs

 

Operator: Who did she get them from

 

Caller: The local policeman

 

Operator: Is he working or at an inactive post?

Edited December 29, 20223 yr by ThailandRyan

They could start by raiding my gaff.

I have copious amounts of Ganja and come the new year, I plan to party like it's 1999. ????

 

Perhaps we should start informing on the cops involved in dealing drugs and engaging in the a multitude of corrupt crimes. Perhaps we should start informing on Prawit and Prayuth and all of their henchmen who are corrupt beyond imagination. Oh, I forgot. Few seem to care, or they would be out in the street protesting, right now. 

 

Such nonsense. What is this East Germany in the 1950's?

Edited December 29, 20223 yr by spidermike007

Our next door neighbour is reputedly/allegedly the local drug kingpin.......it seems the only people who don't know that fact are the local police......strange!

28 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Our next door neighbour is reputedly/allegedly the local drug kingpin.......it seems the only people who don't know that fact are the local police......strange!

Hello Mr. Somchai is my brown envelope ready? No, well then off to jail we will go. Oh wait you have two envelopes for me, thank you. See you next week.

1 hour ago, Bert got kinky said:

They could start by raiding my gaff.

I have copious amounts of Ganja and come the new year, I plan to party like it's 1999. ????

 

Cold you perhaps post a Google Maps link and we will get on with it straight away!

A Drugs Hotline?  

 

How many "My neighbour is smoking a joint." calls will they get?

 

22 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Cold you perhaps post a Google Maps link and we will get on with it straight away!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Klong+Prem+Central+Prison/@13.8495035,100.5531701,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x30e29cc1b0fbe05f:0x19a55e3ba826c3af!8m2!3d13.8495035!4d100.5553588

21 hours ago, webfact said:

to get the public to inform on one another,

It's called police work - something alien to Thai police.

21 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

they would be out in the street protesting, right now. 

those that did were teargassed and/or arrested.

1 minute ago, mikebell said:

those that did were teargassed and/or arrested.

Don't forget they were also told there families would be arrested as well if they continued on with the disobedience. When that failed to stop them the government passed a law keeping them from gathering.  It will take a complete Arab Summer uprising to change anything here 

I recently flew to Singapore and on the flight and upon arrival there were numerous remindders that the possession and use of drugs will result in imprisonment.  Maybe LOS can do the same on all inbound flights.  Oh never mind because yesterday I must have walked by 10 Cannabis dispensaries in Chiang Mai.  

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin and secretary of the Narcotics Control Board were at Mor Chit holding up cards to get the public to inform on one another, reported Thai Rath. 

 

Both men had a strong message not to open bank accounts to enable criminals to launder funds.

 

And on no account accept parcels for safe keeping on public transport. They could contain drugs. 

A pretty strong message of instructing Thais not to trust other Thais.  Seems to be at odds with the general narrative taught in schools.

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

those that did were teargassed and/or arrested.

Actually, the protests were tolerated mostly, only escalating into teargassing when they refused to disperse.  Also only the leaders were arrested.

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

It will take a complete Arab Summer uprising to change anything here

And will probably end in a similar way if it does.

22 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Perhaps we should start informing on the cops involved in dealing drugs and engaging in the a multitude of corrupt crimes. Perhaps we should start informing on Prawit and Prayuth and all of their henchmen who are corrupt beyond imagination. Oh, I forgot. Few seem to care, or they would be out in the street protesting, right now. 

 

Such nonsense. What is this East Germany in the 1950's?

Just copied from the idea of blockleiters in Nazi Germany. They were the local 'wardens' who were head snitch and members of 'the party'.