Phuket Police Implement New Anti-Drug Strategy: 35 Arrests Made

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Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

In a comprehensive crackdown this week, authorities in Phuket have arrested 35 individuals, highlighting the persistent drug issue plaguing the region. On Wednesday, 5th March, Phuket police set up strategic night-time checkpoints in Tambon Thepkrasattri, leading to arrests that included 20 Thai locals and 15 Myanmar migrant workers caught with drugs in their systems.

 

The operation was spearheaded by Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat, with Vice Governors Adul Chuthong and Ronnarong Thipsiri, along with Thalang District Chief Siwat Rawangkun, taking key roles. Local security forces, together with village headmen, effectively positioned checkpoints at critical locations such as Pak Krong Cheep School Intersection and Thalang Hospital.

 

This crackdown is part of the newly launched 'White Organisation' project, inaugurated by Thalang District Chief Siwat on the same day. The campaign, managed by the Thalang District Public Health Office and Security Division, seeks to curb drug use within administrative sectors. It requires administrative personnel, including tambon chiefs and police officers, to undergo voluntary drug tests, demonstrating accountability and promoting public trust.

 

 

The detained individuals are now being documented at the Thalang District Drug Prevention and Suppression Centre, with pathways into rehabilitation to aid their recovery. In particular, investigations are focusing on the foreign workers' employment links to enhance efforts in combatting the area’s drug challenges.

 

Under the 'Sweep Your Own House' strategy, authorities aim not only to execute immediate actions but also to implement lasting solutions with the aim of fostering transparency and bolstering confidence in the community’s drug prevention measures, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-03-07

 

 

[Thingamabob]

Go after the dealers, not the users.

[Robert_Smith]

Crackdown this, crackdown that.

 

they never bloody work!!

 

regards,

bob.

[aussiebrian]

Thaksin's last war on drugs led to officially 2873 deaths including whole families and children. Unofficially, the numbers was more like 5,500. 

Duturtes numbers of deaths in his war on drugs make Thaksin's war look like a  school yard fight. 

Maybe much safer to educate and decriminalise or legalise drugs.