A draft amendment to a ministerial regulation reclassifying those caught in possession of more than one tablet of methamphetamine as drug dealers instead of just drug abusers is now in line to be submitted to the cabinet for approval, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Thursday.
The ministry’s committee on drug addiction rehabilitation had on Wednesday approved the draft and submitted it to Mr Anutin for signing and forwarding to the cabinet.
Mr Anutin on Thursday played down concerns raised in some circles over the possibility the new regulation would adversely cause the number of drug suspects and convicts to rise rapidly and overcrowd detention facilities.
Not everyone found in possession of more than one methamphetamine tablet will be arrested and sent to jail, as law enforcement authorities will still be allowed to judge who is an addict and…
