Narcotics Control Board, May 3 – Pol. Lt. Gen. Samran Nuanma, Assistant Police Commander, announced the results of the siege and search of drug networks throughout the country between 10-30 April. 67 seized 1,520 items of property worth 369 million baht
Pol. Lt. Gen. Samran Nuanma, Assistant Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (Assistant Police Commander) as Deputy Director of the Narcotics Prevention and Suppression Center Royal Thai Police Office (Deputy Director of the Narcotics Control Board), along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board, Pol. Lt. Gen. Kirisak Tantinwa Chai, Commander-in-Chief of the Narcotics Control Board, Maj. Gen. Sompong Jaija, Deputy Director of the Crime Suppression Division 2, ISOC. and the Narcotics Control Board jointly announced the results of the siege and search of 300 important drug networks throughout the country. During the period 10-30 April 2024, 465 suspects were arrested, 1,520 items of property seized, with a total val
ue of more than 369 million baht, and announced the results of the operations of the Narcotics Suppression Police in arresting 8 drug networks.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Samran said that suppressing drugs in all areas is an urgent agenda of the government of Prime Minister Settha Thavisin, which emphasizes the use of strict legal measures. To cut off the circuit and water supply pipes including destroying drug networks at all levels throughout the system Along with the policy of Pol. Gen. Kittirat Phanphet, Deputy Police Commander, and the Police Commander Academy as Director of the Narcotics Control Board, Every unit works proactively to suppress and arrest. drug dealers in every area and investigate and expand every case in order to confiscate property obtained from drug trafficking, both by the drug dealers themselves Including all the helpers and supporters of the network to inspect.
For the results of the siege and search of 300 important drug networks throughout the country. During the period 10-30 April 2024, th
e units operating include Provincial Police Region 1-9, Metropolitan Police Headquarters, Narcotics Suppression Police Headquarters. and officers from the ONCB join in operations in every area. There were 703 search targets and 209 arrest warrants. The results of the siege were able to arrest 142 suspects according to arrest warrants, 143 people, a total of 421 drug cases, 465 suspects, and more than 11 million methamphetamine tablets seized. 936 kilograms of ketamine, 0.591 kilograms of ketamine, 22 kilograms of heroin, 2 ecstasy pills and 80 irimin fight tablets. Property seized including cash, firearms, ammunition, buildings with land/land, gold jewelry, Cars, motorcycles, telephones, etc. A total of 1,520 items of property were seized, with a total value of 369,765,953 million baht.
Police Lieutenant General Samran said that from the results of operations during the 20 days of blocking and searching the network 300 important drug networks, it can be seen that the police all over the country have taken a
serious and concrete offensive, really doing it, really making arrests, and actually seizing it, causing major drug networks that are spread out in many areas to be shaken. At this time, the Royal Thai Police There is a policy that emphasizes suppression. Small traders who have a serious and continuous direct impact on the people in the community. It can be seen that the results of prevention operations and suppressing drugs in the past 7 months (Oct. ’23 – Apr. ’24) were able to arrest up to 61,196 drug traffickers, an increase from last year’s number of 15,976 or an increase of 35.33%. At the same time, emphasis has been placed on blocking the transport of drugs. able to intercept Seized quantity of methamphetamine 100,000-500,000 tablets were arrested in 149 cases, an increase of 21 cases, accounting for 16.41%. Methamphetamine tablets from 500,000 were arrested in 137 cases, an increase of 52 cases, accounting for 61.18%. A total of 522,555,662 methamphetamine tablets were seized, an increase from 166 mil
lion tablets from last year. Accounting for 47.56%, 115,665 ecstasy pills, an increase of 15,514 tablets, accounting for 15.49%, seized 8,407 kilograms of ice, an increase of 390 kilograms, accounting for 4.84%, seized 3,807 kilograms of ketamine, an increase of 879 kilograms, accounting for 30.02%, seized heroin. 649.27 kilograms, an increase of 223 kilograms, accounting for 52.33%, and the seizure of 20 kilograms of cocaine, an increase of 10 kilograms, accounting for 95.32%, as well as emphasizing the seizure of property. which can inspect and seize assets totaling 4,862,700,747 baht
Pol. Lt. Gen. Khirisak said that among these there were important operations of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NCPO) that were able to arrest a total of 8 major networks, which are networks that There were more than 2 million methamphetamine pills in 6 networks. A total of 22 suspects were arrested and 32 million methamphetamine pills seized, 4.5 kilograms of ice and other property were seized. The total value is approxima
tely 5,600,000 baht. It is expected that the seizure of assets can be extended to more than 50 million baht. He also confirmed that Increased interception and arrest of both small and large drugs in each area. It will make transporting drugs more difficult. Leads to a reduction in buying and selling demand. and reduce the problem of drug epidemics in the community Therefore, it is expected that sales demand will be reduced within 2-3 years.
Police Lieutenant General Panurat said that from the announcement of the policy to seal the border area from December 1, 2024 until now, the ability to arrest, intercept and inspect illegally transported drugs along the border has increased by a factor of 1. and will soon request approval from the Narcotics Control Board to increase the border seal area. In the northeastern and northern regions, such as Tak, Mae Hong Son, Nan, Phayao, Loei, Bueng Kan, Nong Khai, Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, and Ubon Ratchathani, in order to prevent more drugs from flooding into Thailand. And
it must be carried out in conjunction with the small merchant project. To reduce the distribution of drugs in the community, it was found that arrests increased by 46 percent from the same period last year.
For the suppression of drugs in a period of 7 months from 1 Oct. 2023 – 1 May 2024, Narcotics Suppression Police Headquarters They arrested 762 major drug trafficking cases, involving 1,080 suspects. 220,458,033 methamphetamine tablets, 4,822 kilograms of ice, 262 kilograms of heroin, 1,971 kilograms of ketamine, and 550 ecstasy tablets were seized. The assets were seized for examination of the estimated value. 1,097 million baht.
Source: Thai News Agency
