Four-pronged attack against drug trafficking in region
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Thailand will join China, India and South Korea in suppressing trade in drug-precursor chemicals, while the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) plans to propose Narcotics Act amendments to Justice Minister General Paiboon Khumchaya next month.
ONCB chief Permpong Chaowalit said yesterday that tougher action against the smuggling of these chemicals would help deter the production of narcotics. He said this would be a more effective measure rather than just arresting traffickers.
Since control measures for these drug precursors remain unclear, and there is fear that such restrictions might affect the legitimate drug industry, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam has assigned the ONCB to study and formulate an amendment to the Narcotics Act. Hence the agency will gather information and clarify and update it before submitting it to Paiboon in May, Permpong said.
