Thailand, Australia join forces to fight narcotics, transnational crimes

BANGKOK, 1 June 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Justice has hosted a ceremony for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Thailand and Australia on the elimination of narcotics and transnational crimes.

At the headquarters of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), Thai Minister of Justice Gen Paiboon Khumchaya and Australian Ambassador to Thailand HE Mr Paul Robilliard co-chaired the signing ceremony of the MOU on Combating Transnational Crimes and Enhancing Cooperation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the ONCB of Thailand.

Joining the minister and the ambassador in the ceremony were Commissioner of the AFP Andrew Colvin and ONCB Secretary-General Narong Rattananukul.

Apart from the MOU, the ceremony was also held for the signing of the Joint Taskforce Agreement involving five agencies in the setting up of an ad hoc unit called Taskforce Storm, with the intention of suppressing narcotics and transnational organized crimes.

The unit is expected to facilitate the exchanges of related knowledge and intelligence among the signatory parties.

In his speech, Gen Paiboon said the agreements have brought together concerned agencies for the mission of stamping out the problems of narcotics and transnational crimes, which have long been threatening the world.

The minister expressed his belief that the sharing of information and the joint enhancement of skills in suppressing and preventing drug trade and providing rehabilitation to addicts will eventually pave the way for an end to narcotic problems.


-- NNT 2016-06-01

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Thai customs department and the postal service need to be doing their work properly .. Having seen a lot of these boarder / customs programs on Crime and Investigation Channel ..

I imagine this is 1 way traffic, from Thailand (or through Thailand) to Australia.

This MOU replaces the one due to expire and there are at least two before that, unless foreign Minister Bishop cancelled the last one in retaliation to the Coup , Australia AFP had a presence in Thailand since early 1990, .at one stage having 12 stationed on a rotation basis out of Chiang Mai. Due to the ice epidemic maybe they are tightening the screws everywhere, quite a lot has been coming into OZ from H.K. and China not much out of this part of the world , that may change.......................... ..

I imagine this is 1 way traffic, from Thailand (or through Thailand) to Australia.

Arrest of foreign traffickers in the past in Thailand haven't ALL l been brought about by the fine work of the RTP.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/the-latest-figures-on-ecstasy-usage-show-us-how-the-war-on-drugs-became-the-stupidest-policy-of-our-a7057801.html