Chiang Rai’s new college to tackle Mekong region drug trafficking

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The International Narcotics Control College (INCC), a newly founded institution in Chiang Rai, Thailand, is set to provide specialised training for law enforcement agents and associated organisations, with the mission of curbing drug trafficking in the Mekong subregion.

 

Nestled within the compound of the Hall of Opium, Thailand’s opium museum, in Chiang Saen district, the INCC is the first of its kind in the Mekong region.

 

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Thailand’s Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) jointly launched the college. Jeremy Douglas, the UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and Pacific, views the college as a beneficial opportunity for the ONCB and its partners to deliver innovative programmes addressing drug trafficking.

 

“We are looking at offering courses at the INCC in drug intelligence and analysis, border management, precursor chemical control, as well as drug policy and demand reduction,” Douglas explained.

 

by Mitch Connor

Top picture: Wichai Chaimongkhon, ONCB Secretary General. Photo: Bangkok Post

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-18

 

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[rudi49jr]

Good luck with that. Yaba and other drugs are mainly produced in Myanmar and then smuggled into Thailand. This is a multi-billion dollar business, so there’s a lot at stake. And knowing how corrupt Thailand is, some of that billion dollar loot is going towards bribing Thai law enforcement officials to look the other way when large shipments are passing through.

But even if that were not the case; the Thai-Myanmar border is very long and a lot of it is in dense forests and pretty inaccessible terrain. So how are you going to stop the smugglers? 

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3 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

Good luck with that. Yaba and other drugs are mainly produced in Myanmar and then smuggled into Thailand. This is a multi-billion dollar business, so there’s a lot at stake. And knowing how corrupt Thailand is, some of that billion dollar loot is going towards bribing Thai law enforcement officials to look the other way when large shipments are passing through.

But even if that were not the case; the Thai-Myanmar border is very long and a lot of it is in dense forests and pretty inaccessible terrain. So how are you going to stop the smugglers? 

This suggestion alone could result in the award of a second lapel badge.

[Deserted]

Good luck with that, they will certainly need it.