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Thailand - Chalerm: Drug war success in 1 year
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/282556/chalerm-drug-war-a-success-in-1-year
Deputy PM Chalerm Yubamrung says he's certain the war-on-drugs national agenda will achieve its goal in one year, as promised by the government.
He said this success would be the result of cooperation between police forces and the army in building a barbed wire fence along the northern border which will limit smugglers' entry routes into Thailand.
The increased border protection would funnel the traffickers into more checkpoints, leading to more arrests.
He said that he would be visiting Chiang Mai next week to meet with authorities and the administrations of eight northern provinces to discuss drug issues.
He said he has made the war-on-drugs a regional agenda with the ultimate goal to stop the widespread presence of illicit drugs in Thailand by guarding the border.
He also said that he would be paying more attention to cough medicine and other medicines that contain ingredients that could be used for drug production. Police would be looking to stop both outbound drug ingredients and inbound drugs.
Mr Chalerm also said two suspects had been arrested in today's seizure of four million methamphetamine pills in Chian Rai. Two others were still on the run but had been identified and police would obtain warrants for their arrest.
He said he had told police to exercise restraint in the pursuit and to avoid extrajudicial killing.
He said this success would be the result of cooperation between police forces and the army in building a barbed wire fence along the northern border which will limit smugglers' entry routes into Thailand.
The increased border protection would funnel the traffickers into more checkpoints, leading to more arrests.
He said that he would be visiting Chiang Mai next week to meet with authorities and the administrations of eight northern provinces to discuss drug issues.
He said he has made the war-on-drugs a regional agenda with the ultimate goal to stop the widespread presence of illicit drugs in Thailand by guarding the border.
He also said that he would be paying more attention to cough medicine and other medicines that contain ingredients that could be used for drug production. Police would be looking to stop both outbound drug ingredients and inbound drugs.
Mr Chalerm also said two suspects had been arrested in today's seizure of four million methamphetamine pills in Chian Rai. Two others were still on the run but had been identified and police would obtain warrants for their arrest.
He said he had told police to exercise restraint in the pursuit and to avoid extrajudicial killing.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/282556/chalerm-drug-war-a-success-in-1-year
