Bangkok, July 5 – Commander of the Royal Thai Navy presided over the award ceremony for the Royal Thai Navy who work on drug suppression fiscal year 2023
Admiral Choengchai Chomchoengphaet Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy As Director of the Naval Drug Prevention and Suppression Center presided over the award ceremony for the drug suppression unit of the year 2023 to the drug suppression unit at the lounge on the 2nd floor of the Royal Thai Navy Headquarters Building former palace Bangkok Yai District, Bangkok, to show appreciation to the operating units. whose work is evident and creates a reputation for the Navy which has received the award as follows
Types of drug suppression units in maritime and border areas An agency with excellent performance is the 11th Marine Scout Regiment, Royal Thai Navy Scout Regiment. made drug arrests worth 740 million baht. The unit with outstanding performance is Ban Phaeng Rua Station. Boat units to maintain order along the Mekong River, Nakhon Phanom District, have arrested drugs. The value is 668,816,000 baht. Boat units to maintain order along the Mekong River, Nong Khai District, have arrested drugs. equivalent to 461,969,600 baht
in the category of drug suppression units in the domestic areas and the support of government agencies outside the Royal Thai Navy, including operations special operations Royal Thai Navy Narcotics Control Center made drug arrests The value of 727,200,000 baht, including the value of drugs that the two types of agencies caught in total. 2,597,985,600 baht
The commander of the Navy As the director of the Naval Drug Prevention and Suppression Center, said that the Navy has one important mission to solve the country’s drug problems. The Navy agencies in various areas are responsible for performing duties under the planning, directing and supervision of the Royal Thai Navy Narcotics Control Center. especially the interception and drug suppression in areas along land and sea borders It is also an agency that has to support other government agencies, especially the Office of Narcotics Control. According to government policy, in 2023, various units have arrested and seized a large number of different types of narcotics, demonstrating efforts. and the dedication of the agency under the Drug Prevention and Suppression Center of that unit Others.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency