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‘Intent to supply’ meth law to be stepped up: Anutin

A law enforcement officer examines methamphetamine pills hidden in tightly sealed packs at a warehouse in Pathum Thani. (File photo: Pongpat Wongyala)

The Ministry of Public Health’s committee on drug rehabilitation will proceed to amend a ministerial regulation and charge anyone who is found in possession of more than one tablet of a methamphetamine pill with the offence of dealing in illegal narcotics.

The move comes after Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday the ministry would be revising the law and taking legal action against any wrongdoers.

Mr Anutin said the committee’s investigation shone a light on the extent of the meth problem in the nation and concluded measures had to be stepped up to keep it…

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