Bangkok: The government continues to suppress drugs, maintaining its crackdown despite ongoing unrest on the Thai-Cambodian border. The Pha Muang Task Force recently seized over a million methamphetamine pills, with the total drug seizures valued at over 32 billion baht.
According to Thai News Agency, Deputy Government Spokesperson Anukul Prueksanusak revealed that drug trafficking groups are exploiting the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border to smuggle drugs into Thailand using natural routes. On August 2, 2015, the 3rd Cavalry Company of the Chaiyanuphap Task Force conducted a patrol to prevent and intercept violations of the Narcotics Act along the Phra That Doi Ang Khang and Ban Luang intersection routes in Mae Ngon Subdistrict, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province. Upon discovering a drug smuggling ring, forces were deployed to secure the area. A search of the scene revealed nine backpacks containing Category 1 narcotics, each filled with 150,000 methamphetamine pills, totaling 1,350,000 pills. Military officers seized the drugs and handed them over to the Fang Police Station for further legal action.
Mr. Anukul stated that the government’s strict drug suppression policy has led to significant drug interceptions. From October 1, 2024, to the present, the 3rd Cavalry Company, Chaiyaphum Task Force, has intercepted 360 drug operations, arrested 381 suspects, and seized 153,702,011 methamphetamine pills, 145.8 kilograms of heroin, 8,192 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 93.5 kilograms of opium, and 696 kilograms of ketamine. If these seized drugs were transported into Bangkok, they would result in economic losses worth 32,093,428,650 baht.
“The government has emphasized that all units in border areas strictly implement drug interception and suppression policies to ensure public security and safety. Despite the current unrest on the Thai-Cambodian border, the government, along with security agencies and related agencies, continues to cooperate in intercepting, preventing, and suppressing drugs,” said Mr. Anukul.
The government requests public cooperation in reporting drug information by calling the 1386 hotline, available 24 hours a day and free on all networks.