War On Drugs To Start On April 2

[george]

War on drugs to start on April 2

BANGKOK: -- The government will launch its war on drug on April 2 and mobilise all units to crack down on illicit drugs for 90 days, Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrun said on Wednesday.

Chalerm said he was aware of a difficult fight ahead but expected cut down the trafficking. He called for strict law enforcement without heeding the concern of human right advocates.

-- The Nation 2008-03-26

[kmart]

Hmm,... Best stock up now, then... Prices will be going up soon as the police attempt to curtail their own supply chain... Right.

[Pond Life]

Maybe April 1st would be a more suitable day to start.

[Ijustwannateach]

Well, now I've seen it all. Rather than simply pretending they are NOT committing abuses, a government minister calls for people to ignore the human rights advocates. Just another few meters down the rabbit hole...

[engineer]

Maybe April 1st would be a more suitable day to start.

Baaaaaaaa, beat me to it by a few minutes.

[soundman]

Maybe April 1st would be a more suitable day to start.

Absolute joke of it is that the governement only pulls stunts like this when they have other agendas to carry out that are best kept out of the public eye.

Simple magicians trick. Distract with one hand - rob the state coffers with the other.

Last war on drugs masked things like the CTX scanner fiasco amongst other things.

[funfun]

oops they started early!!!

[sriracha john]

[Big A]

......Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrun.....called for strict law enforcement....

....to have his scumbag shit of a son arrested for murder.

(yeah, right)

[hanibal7]

This can be the only country in the world that tells the drug trafficers that they are coming for them on a specific day.

is this april fools day or what,its so serious it is laughable.

beggers belief

maybe they should stop the <deleted> merc driver from being on the road,he seems to be killing more people than the drug trafficers.

[astral]

Nice to see that they are giving the Traffickers good warning of the start and end of the campaign............

Plenty of time to plan a well earned break.

[Boater]

War on drugs to start on April 2

BANGKOK: -- The government will launch its war on drug on April 2 and mobilise all units to crack down on illicit drugs for 90 days, Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrun said on Wednesday.

Chalerm said he was aware of a difficult fight ahead but expected cut down the trafficking. He called for strict law enforcement without heeding the concern of human right advocates.

-- The Nation 2008-03-26

He called for strict law enforcement without heeding the concern of human right advocates.

So the BIB will be acting as Judge and Jury again

How many will be shot on the spot this time ...........

[sjaak327]

Yeah I am asking myself the same question. And how many of these will be innocent of drug crimes I wonder.

[basjke]

War on drugs to start on April 2

BANGKOK: -- The government will launch its war on drug on April 2 and mobilise all units to crack down on illicit drugs for 90 days, Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrun said on Wednesday.

-- The Nation 2008-03-26

Is tis something similar to the wk football or so.It starts on 2 april and will last for 90 days.At the end will the winners be announced?

Let the games begin.

[Bluelotus]

Time to streamline the infrastructure , take care of any old grudges, eliminate political adversaries , and get a few brownie points with the boss. Oh and fight the drug problem too if we have a chance.

[Plus]

Maybe April 1st would be a more suitable day to start.

It's not a joke.

Early warning is useful - they are supposed to let drug dealers an opportunity to come forward, confess and swear not to sell drugs again to avoid prosecution. At least that's how it worked in 2003.

[grantbkk]

This can be the only country in the world that tells the drug trafficers that they are coming for them on a specific day.

is this april fools day or what,its so serious it is laughable.

beggers belief

maybe they should stop the <deleted> merc driver from being on the road,he seems to be killing more people than the drug trafficers.

Not the only country. Remember when you fly into Singapore you get fair warning regarding the death penalty for some drug offenses. In China every year each of the provinces sends a convicted drug offender to Beijing to be executed on Drug Awareness Day. Much more impact on the kids than the DARE drug awareness program they have had for decades in the US.

What is really scary it the number of people both guilty and innocent that will be killed in just a short period of time. It will far exceed the numbers in the deep south, Afghanistan or Iraq for the same period.

Amazing Thailand!

[soundman]

Maybe April 1st would be a more suitable day to start.

It's not a joke.

Early warning is useful - they are supposed to let drug dealers an opportunity to come forward, confess and swear not to sell drugs again to avoid prosecution. At least that's how it worked in 2003.

Or give them plenty of time to kill each other & clear the decks for a "centrally controlled operation".

[Plus]

What is worrying however is that the vast majority of Thais unequivocally support such action, showing just how stuck in the past and how uneducated this country really is.

Emperor, weren't you the one blaming coup supporters for exactly the same thinking when it comes to elections?

[pickel]

Let's not forget over half the people executed last time round had nothing whatsoever to do with the drugs trade, and those murdered included women and children, and even two lottery winners who were shot because it was assumed that their good fortune was down to trade in illicit substances.

What is worrying however is that the vast majority of Thais unequivocally support such action, showing just how stuck in the past and how uneducated this country really is.

What worrys me is the number of westerners I've met that also support support such action.

[YaiJung]

All they will do is clear out the rival dealers just like last time.

The army had control(profits) of the drug trade for a couple yrs and now the police want it back since Taksin's people(the coppers) are back in control. The amount of money involved is astronomical. No way they really want to stomp it out.

Also I suspect there has to be lots of power plays going on now that Thailand is on the brink of legalizing casinos.

As always, the real losers in this sad situation are the regular Thais who will lose innocent loved ones and continue to live in fear of the police, all the while fending off ever increasing crime due to increased street prices for drugs.

[clausewitz]

The last offensive against drugs had a huge impact on drug supply and use in Thailand, and that is why it is well-supported by most Thais and some farang.

You can argue that it is better to follow America - which has almost a million prisoners on drug related charges- but which is more effective?

[soundman]

The last offensive against drugs had a huge impact on drug supply and use in Thailand, and that is why it is well-supported by most Thais and some farang.

Yeah, it made it far more profitable for the few left in charge of the remaining manufacturing rooms and supply lines. Some say it pretty much financed the massive scale of vote buying in some constituancies in the last election.

[pickel]

What worrys me is the number of westerners I've met that also support support such action.

Why would that worry you?

They have no say and no rights in this country so their views are for all intensive purposes, immaterial.

Because it shows me that that attitutude extends beyond these borders and is more of a global one.

[kmart]

What worrys me is the number of westerners I've met that also support support such action.

Why would that worry you?

They have no say and no rights in this country so their views are for all intensive purposes, immaterial.

Every view expressed on this forum is immaterial? Fair enough...

[OxfordWill]

an interesting time to be a corruption watchdog.

[wayner]

Lets just hope that those concerned with the use and distribution of drugs are on the RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW.

[PhilHarries]

But let's not forget the last War on Drugs^TM was run by a bunch of rank amateurs.

This time round we have dear old Khun Yobs'R'Us who, I'm sure, can rely on the overwhelming support of his two sons who have experience in the enforcement business.

[grantbkk]

Westerners should be afraid when this dance begins if they participate in illegal activity related to drugs. Westerners should stick to fraud, theft and established organized crime unrelated to drugs during this special enforcement period.

[yaketyak]

The last offensive against drugs had a huge impact on drug supply and use in Thailand, and that is why it is well-supported by most Thais and some farang.

Not according to the Thai Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) who stated the murders had absolutely no effect on the drug trade in the long term and just shortly after the death squads had finished supply and prices were back to normal levels.

Exactly. Its a battle that will never be won. Why on earth Governments even bother beats me. If people choose to kill themselves taking drugs or risk serious harm why not legalise it and educate them , give them the choice, and then let them get on with it.?