A working committee has been set up to tackle illegal narcotics, with the active participation of the military and the aim of reducing the problem within a year, according to Thailand’s prime minister Srettha Thavisin today (Sunday).
After witnessing the destruction of seized narcotics by the Office of Narcotics Control Board in Samut Prakan province, the prime minister said that details about the working committee and how it will tackle the problem will be disclosed in due course, including such issues as the seizure of assets from the traffickers, money laundering and the time frame for the destruction of seized narcotics.
He noted that the military will play a more active role in preventing the smuggling of narcotics into Thailand from neighbouring countries.
Smuggling of methamphetamine in particular, from Myanmar and Laos, has intensified in recent years, with up to several…
