New Drug Task Force to Take Fight to Northern Provinces The Thai government is creating a new drug control force linking civilians and law enforcement to boost the fight against drug smuggling near the border. The new force would operate in perimeter provinces such as Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, which are main routes for [...]
Oct
30
New Drug Task Force to Take Fight to Northern Provinces
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Oct
30
Pomegranates Conceal Contraband
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Pomegranates Conceal Contraband Thai Police have confiscated 142,000 methamphetamine tablets, known as yaba, four kilogrammes of heroin and another two kilograms of crystal meth in the northernThai province of Phrae on Thursday. Police released a statement that a 10-wheel truck loaded with pomegranates from Chiang Rai overturned in Phrae’s Song district. The truck driver, Montri [...]
