In an effort to curb drug abuse in the nation, Thai authorities have apprehended thirteen individuals posing as pharmacists during a series of synchronised raids across Bangkok. The arrests were made in connection with the illicit sale of cough syrup, a crucial component in the well-known and highly addictive cocktail drug “4×100.”
These operations were ordered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and executed by the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) across a total of fourteen pharmacies from the country’s capital. The result was the procurement of 156 pieces of evidence equivalent to a value of 1.4 million baht, reported Supoj Phumyam, chief of Consumer Protection Police Sub-division 4.
Under scrutiny for practising the profession unlicensed, the apprehended individuals largely had education only up to the…
