KOH PHANGAN – In a “Quick-Win” effort to prevent and suppress crime that affects the public and tourists in Surat Thani Province, police officers from the Special Operations Unit conducted inspections of entertainment venues, hotels, service establishments, and risk areas.
During one such inspection, officers found a restaurant on Koh Phangan called Colorful Hut. The owner of the restaurant, a Russian national named Boris, was found to be employing three Burmese workers illegally. One of the workers was working as a cashier.
On March 12, 2024, Surat Thani police officers, together with tourist police and immigration police, arrested Boris and brought him to the Koh Phangan Police Station for prosecution. Boris was charged with the following offenses:
Failing to notify the registrar of the employment of a foreign worker within 15 days of the date of employment
Allowing a foreign worker to work outside of the scope of their work permit (cashier)
Hiring a foreign worker who does not have a work permit
Providing shelter, concealment, or assistance of any kind to a foreign national who has entered the Kingdom illegally, in order to help that foreign national avoid arrest
The three Burmese workers, Mr. Nay (18 years old), Mr. Min Niang Lin (34 years old) and Ms. Thin Thin Aye (33 years old), were also charged with the following offenses: Mr. Nay Lin Naing: entering and staying in the Kingdom without permission and working without a work permit, Mr. Min Niang Lin: failing to notify the registrar of the name of his employer, the workplace of his employer and the nature of the main work he performs for his employer within 15 days of starting work for his employer, and Ms. Thin Thin Aye: working outside the scope of her work permit.
Bangkok Produce Merchandising Public Company Limited, a supplier of agricultural raw materials for Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods), has recently undergone a third-party assessment of its corn traceability system to validate its integrity and transparency.
This initiative aims to enhance confidence throughout the entire corn supply chain, ensuring it remains free from deforestation and refrains from burning practices.
The third-party assessment, conducted by experts from ERM-Siam Company Limited, a global sustainability consultancy, included on-site evaluations to assess the system’s performance and ensure alignment with international standards.
This comprehensive evaluation covered four key aspects: the implementation of sustainable raw material sourcing policies, the functionality of the system, the integration of data and inputs from raw material collectors and farmers, and the entire corn trading process to feed mills, including data management during incidents.
This ensures the system aligns with international best practices and CP Group’s policies, which strictly prohibit the purchase and importation of corn products from deforested and burnt areas.
Mr. Woraphot Suratwisit, Vice President of Bangkok Produce Merchandising, underscored the pivotal role of third-party verification in guaranteeing that the corn traceability system’s processes and data management comply with global standards. This commitment ensures transparency, reliability, integrity, and traceability through the utilization of blockchain technology. Corn collectors can access the system’s input data, encompassing details about purchased corn and satellite imagery identifying areas cultivated without deforestation. Additionally, an evaluation conducted by an independent organization will enhance the system’s efficiency, instilling confidence in the company, partners, consumers, and global customers.
“The assessment done by independent organization also empowered the company and its business partners ability to manage and prevent encroachments into forest areas, as well as efficiently addressing dust and PM2.5 issues in accordance with the goal of the Partner to Green project, fostering collaboration among the government, private sector, and farmers for sustainable and responsible corn production,” stated Mr. Woraphot.
Bangkok Produce Merchandising leads as the first Thai company to pioneer the development and implementation of a corn traceability system, inaugurating the initiative in 2016 to responsibly source corn as a raw material for CP Foods’ animal feed production. Currently, the traceability of all procured corn for animal feed production in Thailand can be traced back to its cultivation source, validating the authenticity of documentation and adherence to eco-friendly practices.
In addition to third-party verification, the company conducts annual self-audits to ensure that the traceability system aligns with international standards, contributing to environmental conservation and the well-being of farmers.
AIS SME collaborates with Google Cloud to empower SME with digital solutions. Google Workspace provides comprehensive applications for seamless work, strengthening SMEs for growth together.
AIS SME reiterates its role as a digital service provider alongside SME, partnering with Google Cloud, a global giant in the IT industry. Through this collaboration, AIS SME will deliver Google Workspace, a business solution for businesses, enterprises and SMEs, consolidating all work applications in one place.
This includes cloud-based data storage that is secure-by-design such as Google Drive, unlimited time meetings through Google Meet, and business emails with a dedicated domain name to enhance the capabilities and flexibility of SME.
AIS SME is ready to provide expert assistance and support by Thai specialists around the clock through the hotline 1740. Additionally, users can instantly settle billsand choose payment plans that align with their businesses, both annually and monthly.
Navachai Kiartkorkuaa Head of Enterprise Marketing & SME Business Management stated, “We believe that SMEs are a crucial engine for the growth of the Thai economy. Over time, AIS SME has built a robust digital technology infrastructure to connect operations and deliver marketing tools and IT services efficiently, enabling businesses and entrepreneurs to undergo Digital Transformation effectively. In particular, we have collaborated with a global partner like Google Cloud to present digital solutions to customers in the mid-sized and small business segments, or SMEs, through Google Workspace. These tools aim to enhance capabilities and support businesses as they transition into the digital era, adopting digital technology in their operations fully. Additionally, they help streamline processesand enable comprehensive online work.”
For SME or Entrepreneur can now avail of the full-fledged Google Workspace service with AIS SME at a special starting price of 99 Thai Baht. Enhance convenience with expert assistance provided by Thai specialists 24/7 through the hotline 1740. Additionally, you can pay bills through the e-Business Portaland choose a payment plan that suits your business’s working style, whether on a monthly or yearly basis. For more details, please visit https://m.ais.co.th/qxH0d8eCO
The picture shows the horse who was abused by an American teenager.
PHUKET – Chatcharoj Lek-Awut, 50, and Prapada, 43, husband and wife who own horses in Phuket Province, along with the Watchdog Thailand, an animal rights foundation, reported to the Thalang police station, Phuket Province, on March 11, claiming to have CCTV evidence that a young American man sexually assaulted their female horse, causing her to miscarry. And this is the third horse that has been abused.
The most recent sexually abused mare was four months pregnant and lived at the horse stables in Village No. 4, Soi Bang Sai, Pa Khlok Subdistrict, Thalang District. The livestock officials claimed that the horse most likely had an infection. If they inject antibiotics into the horse, it may affect her baby. However, if the injection isn’t given, the horse may potentially miscarry. This damage was beyond their ability to bear.
The officers from Phuket Tourist Assistance Centre (TAC) went to the residence of Mr. Steven’s father to inform him about his son’s behaviour.
According to the report, the guy who was reported is Mr. Steven, who is 19 years old. He arrived to sexually abuse at least three female horses at this place. Mali, a miniature horse, was 9 months pregnant when she miscarried in 2023. The second, named Gina, was abused in February 2024, while the third, named A-ngun (Grape), was more than four months pregnant.
Later, Police Lieutenant Colonel Yuthaphon Watthaseth led an investigating team of tourist police and officials from the Phuket Tourist Assistance Centre (TAC) to the residence of Mr. David, Steven’s father, which is close to the horse stables where the incident occurred. They displayed Mr. David the footage from the security camera. He was shocked, not expecting his son to do something like this. The police officers told him of the legal specifics and scheduled a meeting with both parties to discuss them at Thalang Police Station on March 16.
The police officers informed Steven of the legal details and scheduled a meeting at Thalang Police Station on March 16.
Mrs. Prapada stated that she thought Steven was a regular youngster who loved horses and animals and would come to the stall and touch the horse she tied at the rubber plantation. She didn’t mind at first, but when she suspected something was odd with the horse, she attempted to bring it into view. She and her husband have not yet reported the incident because there was no video proof of the first horse.
On February 5, she heard dogs barking and unusual noises in the stable. She found Steven was there, but she still wasn’t sure what had happened. Following that, she activated the CCTV camera and see what he did to the horse. So she reported to the Police.
She noticed again on March 10 while taking another horses to graze. There is mucus coming out of the genitals. This time when checking to the CCTV, a clear footage revealed that the young American had inserted his hand inside the horse’s genitals. So she and her husband went to the Thalang Police Station and reported the incident again.
The WDT Foundation posted a VDO clip and messages saying, “Phuket again. In this case, do we have to revoke his visa? “Does he have to be prosecuted?” This compares to a previous case in which Mr. Fehr, or David, a Swiss national, was accused of kicking a female doctor in Phuket and had his visa revoked last week.
GULF OF THAILAND – The Thai Navy and the U.S. Navy have completed their search and decommissioning for hazardous materials operation of HTMS Sukhothai on Monday, March 11, 2024. The entire ship was recovered without locating the five missing people, although 58 pieces of ‘evidence’ were discovered.
Ambassador Robert F Godec remarked on Board HTMS Angthong, saying as follows:
Admiral Adoong Pan-iam, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy and Ambassador Robert F Godec
“I have just returned from a visit to the MV Ocean Valor hosted by the Royal Thai Navy, for which I want to personally thank Commander-in-Chief Admiral Adoong Pan-iam and his team. As you know, the Ocean Valor has been conducting joint light salvage operations with Royal Thai Navy and United States Navy divers at the site of the HTMS Sukhothai since February 19.
In solemn commemoration of this final day of the joint mission, we presided over the presentation of the HTMS Sukhothai’s anchor retrieved by the salvage team, to the Royal Thai Navy. It has been both humbling and a tremendous honor for me to observe firsthand the skill and courage of expert Thai and U.S. divers working side by side in challenging conditions to successfully carry out the objectives of this joint operation.
My thoughts are also with the families of the 29 brave servicemen of HTMS Sukhothai who lost their lives in the line of duty. I trust that the findings provided by this mission will provide a measure of closure to all involved.
The successful execution of this joint operation underscores the enduring 190-year friendship between the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States. It has also deepened the cooperation and ties between our two Navies and demonstrates the strength of our partnership at its best.”
FILE - Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales smiles during her visit to Sebby's Corner in north London, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, File )
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for “confusion” caused by her editing of a family photo released by the palace — an image of Kate and her children that was intended to calm concern and speculation about the British royal’s health, but had the opposite effect.
Several news agencies that initially published the photo, including The Associated Press, withdrew the image over concerns about digital manipulation. Issued by the couple’s Kensington Palace office on Sunday to mark Mother’s Day in Britain, it was the first official photo of 42-year-old Kate since she had abdominal surgery nearly two months ago.
The retractions sent the online rumor mill, already rampant with speculation over Kate’s operation and recuperation, into overdrive. The PR disaster is more evidence that the royal family’s long-held mantra — “never complain, never explain” — is impossible in a social media-saturated era.
In a post on social media, Kate said that “like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.”
“I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused,” the post said.
Kate, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Britain’s Prince William sit in the Royal Box on Centre Court for the final of the men’s singles between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic on day fourteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
In the past, the palace has issued several of Kate’s family snapshots featuring her and heir to the throne, Prince William, with their children Prince George, 10; Princess Charlotte, 8; and Prince Louis, 5.
The latest photo was taken by William, Kensington Palace said. In an accompanying social media message, Kate said: “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day.”
While there was no suggestion the photo was fake, AP retracted it because closer inspection revealed the source had manipulated the image in a way that did not meet AP’s photo standards. For instance, it contained an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand with the sleeve of her sweater.
Other major news agencies, including Getty, Reuters, AFP and the U.K. national agency, PA, also withdrew the photo.
Kensington Palace said it would not release the original unedited photograph. And while Kate’s statement provided a measure of clarification, it looked unlikely to stop the swirl of rumor that has accelerated during her absence from public duties.
Former BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said the mishandled photo release “is damaging for the royals.”
“They knew there would be intense interest in any picture they released of Kate,” he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Their challenge is that people will now question whether they can be trusted and believed when they next issue a health update.”
Police officers stand guard outside The London Clinic where Kate, Princess of Wales is recovering from surgery, in London, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
The royal family is under particular scrutiny because King Charles III has also had to cancel public duties while he undergoes treatment for an unspecified form of cancer. The monarch has canceled all his public engagements, though he has been photographed walking to church and meeting privately with government officials and dignitaries.
Charles’ relative openness about his diagnosis was a departure for the generally secretive royal family. But it has been eclipsed in popular interest by curiosity over Kate’s condition. In the absence of firm information, conspiracy theories have rushed to fill the vacuum.
The release of the photo followed weeks of gossip on social media about what had happened to Kate since she left a hospital Jan. 29 after a nearly two-week stay following planned surgery. She hadn’t been seen publicly since Christmas Day.
Anti-monarchy protesters demonstrate outside Westminster Abbey watched by police before members of the Royal family arrive to attend the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Kate underwent surgery Jan. 16 and her condition and the reason for the operation have not been revealed, though Kensington Palace said it was not cancer-related.
Although the palace initially said that it would only provide significant updates and that she would not return to royal duties before Easter — March 31 this year — it followed up with a statement last month saying she was doing well.
At the time, royal aides told The Sun newspaper: “We’ve seen the madness of social media and that is not going to change our strategy. There has been much on social media but the princess has a right to privacy and asks the public to respect that.”
Further questions were raised last week when the British military seemed to jump the gun in announcing Kate would attend a Trooping the Color ceremony in June, apparently without consulting palace officials.
It’s up to palace officials, not government departments, to announce the royals’ attendance at events. Kensington Palace didn’t confirm any scheduled public events for Kate, and the army later removed reference to her attendance.
William, Queen Camilla and other senior royals attended a Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday. Neither Kate nor the king was due to be at the event, which drew a crowd of several dozen anti-monarchist protesters holding signs reading “Down with the Crown.”
Veteran public relations consultant Mark Borkowski said the photo gaffe exposed a wider PR problem for the monarchy.
“There doesn’t seem to be that much joined-up strategic thinking at the heart of the royal family at the moment, which leads to these problems where it’s a very difficult organization to manage in terms of PR,” he said.
“I find they have risen to the challenge, provided the statement as an explanation,” he said of Kate’s apology Monday. “The question is, with all the conspiracy theories running around, is whether people believe it. And I’m not sure that they will.”
TRAT – On March 11, Mr. Loi Tapila, 70, a junk collector from Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand, finished his trip in Trat Province, which fulfilled his dream to see the sea for the first time in his life.
He is now on the way back to Ubon Ratchathani, driving his Saleng vehicle.
“Grandpa Loi” became famous on social media since travelling by Saleng vehicle from Nam Yuen District, Ubon Ratchathani, on March 3 to Trat Province, wishing to see the sea. The target was met on March 9 with strong public support.
As his trip helped promote Trat tourism, the Trat Provincial Tourism Industry Council provided him with lodging at a 6-star hotel, food, and a Koh Chang ferry port with free ferry voyages.
Trat people come to say goodbye to Granpa Loi on March 11, 2024.
“Today, I saw Koh Chang, saw the sea, and played in the sea just as I planned. It goes beyond my wildest dreams. Originally, I assumed that I would only see Koh Chang. I just see sea water. But I assumed I’d be able to cross to Koh Chang. I observed clean sea water, which was stunning, and no rubbish. “I thank everyone,” he stated on March 9.
Saksit Mungkarn, former president of the Trat Tourism Industry Council, stated that supporting and welcoming Grandpa Loi to Koh Chang District shows the goodwill of Trat residents and tourism operators in wanting to make his dream come true. Grandpa Loi’s expression and words showed that he was very pleased with this trip. He had the chance to swim, dive, and taste seawater. Everyone was happy with him.
Grandpa Loi had the chance to see, swim and taste seawater. Everyone was happy with him.
“I have never felt this happy in my life since I was born. Thank you to everyone in Trat for welcoming me so warmly. I had never felt so warm. “Everyone is considerate, friendly, and generous in everything,” Grandpa Loi said through tears.
He will travel directly back to Ubon Ratchathani by staying one night at the PTT Khlung Petrol Station in Chanthaburi Province.
The elderly man has been living alone since he separated from his wife many years ago, and all of his children have families. He has no way to make a living and is unable to do hired work due to his age. He supports himself by collecting bottles and garbage that can be recycled and sold. He started on this journey in a Saleng vehicle with 200 baht.
Grandpa Loi said that in the future, when he is physically ready, he will ride Saleng to visit the southern region. The target is Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat Province, after he used to ride to the northern region to Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province, which took 20 days.
“Thank you to everyone in Trat for welcoming me so warmly,” Granpa Loi said when he was leaving.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, top right, applauds as he leaves after the closing session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
BEIJING (AP) — China’s national legislature wrapped up its annual session Monday with the usual show of near-unanimous support for plans designed to carry out ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s vision for the nation.
The weeklong event, replete with meetings carefully scripted to allow no surprises, has highlighted how China’s politics have become ever more calibrated to elevate Xi.
Monday’s agenda lacked the usual closing news conference by the premier, the party’s No. 2 leader. The news conference has been held most years since 1988 and was the one time when journalists could directly question a top Chinese leader.
The decision to scrap it emphasizes Premier Li Qiang’s relatively weak status. His predecessors played a much larger role in leading key economic policies such as modernizing state companies, coping with economic crises and leading housing reforms that transformed China into a nation of homeowners.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, press a button to vote as Premier Li Qiang looks on during the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
The nearly 3,000-member National People’s Congress approved a revised State Council law that directs China’s version of the cabinet to follow Xi’s vision. The vote was 2,883 to eight, with nine abstentions. Other measures passed by similarly wide margins. The most nays were recorded for the annual report of the supreme court, which was approved by a 2,834 to 44 vote.
In brief closing remarks, Zhao Leji, the legislature’s top official, urged the people to unite more closely under the Communist Party’s leadership “with comrade Xi Jinping at its core.”
The party leaders who run the State Council used to have a much freer hand in setting economic policy, Neil Thomas, a Chinese politics fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute, said in an emailed comment.
“Xi has been astonishingly successful in consolidating his personal hold over the party, which has allowed him to become the key decisionmaker in all policy domains,” he said.
As the party champions innovation and self-reliance in technology to build a modern, wealthy economy, it is leaning heavily on more overtly communist ideology that harkens to past eras. Xi has fortified the party’s role across the spectrum, from culture and education to corporate management and economic planning.
“Greater centralization of power has arguably helped Xi to improve central government effectiveness,” Thomas said, “but the benefits may be outweighed by the costs of stifling political discussion, disincentivizing local innovation and more sudden policy shifts.”
Along with following the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought and other party directives, developing “new quality productive forces” — a term coined by Xi last September — emerged as a catchphrase at this year’s congress.
The term suggests a prioritizing of science and technology as China confronts trade sanctions and curbs on access to advanced know-how in computer chips and other areas that the U.S. and other countries deem to be national security risks.
On the diplomatic front, China kept Wang Yi as foreign minister. He had stepped back into the post last summer after his successor, Qin Gang, was abruptly dismissed without explanation after a half-year on the job.
Analysts thought the Communist Party might use the annual congress to appoint a new foreign minister and close the book on an unusual spate of political mishaps last year that also saw the firing of a new defense minister after a few months on the job.
The Organic Law of the State Council was revised for the first time since its adoption in 1982. The revision calls for the State Council to “uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China.” It also adds the governor of China’s central bank to the body.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, applauds with leaders and delegates after attending the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Echoing words seen in just about every proposal, law or speech made in China these days, it spells out that China’s highest governing officials must adhere to the party’s guiding ideology, which refers back to Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought and culminates in Xi’s philosophy on “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.”
Alfred Wu, an expert on Chinese governance at the National University of Singapore, said the revision institutionalizes previously made changes, making it harder to reverse them. He described the congress as a “one-man show” that shows Xi’s determination to create a system in which the party leads on policy, diminishing the role of the State Council and the legislature.
“His determination is very clear,” Wu said. “He is willing to change everything.”
During this year’s congress, many provincial meetings were opened to the media for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, though they were carefully scripted with prepared remarks and none of the spontaneity once glimpsed in decades past.
Marching orders endorsed by the congress include calls to ensure national security and social stability at a time when job losses and underpayment of wages have sparked a growing number of protests.
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Associated Press researchers Wanqing Chen and Yu Bing contributed to this report.
BANGKOK — Promoter Live Nation Tero on Sunday announced ticket prices for the upcoming LANY concert in Bangkok.
The American pop-rock band will perform in Bangkok at Impact Challenger Hall on Oct. 6, 2024. Tickets range from 2,300 to 11,500 baht and can be purchased online from 10am on Mar. 15. LANY fanclubs, Mastercard holders, Live Nation Tero members can get pre-sale tickets online at earlier dates starting from Monday.
This will be the sixth time that LANY performs in Bangkok since their debut show in 2017. The concert is part of the Asia leg of the “a beautiful blur” tour to promote their latest album of the same name released last September. The band will also stop at other Asian cities such as Singapore, Tokyo, and Seoul.
LANY, an acronym for “Los Angeles New York,” was formed in Nashville in 2014 and rose to fame through tracks they uploaded on audio streaming service SoundCloud. The band is made up of frontman Paul Jason Klein, who also serves as the guitarist, and drummer Jake Clifford Goss. They are best known for hits such as “Malibu Nights,” “ILYSB,” and “Cause You Have To.”
Cocaine is hidden in a clothes drying rack sent from America.
BANGKOK – The Secretary General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanurat Lakboon, led a press conference on March 11, 2024, to suppress transnational criminal networks, arresting three Nigerian men and seizing 5,360 grammes of cocaine from the United States. The drugs were destined for sale in entertainment venues.
The seizure was made by the Customs Department’s Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF), which inspected an international parcel (inbound) containing 5,360 grammes of cocaine hidden inside the central core of 5 steel clothes drying racks. The parcel was sent from the United States and arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 6.
The investigation stemmed from the “Nana Un-Jai” operation in the Nana area of Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok. The ONCB and partner agencies found that groups of West Africans were selling drugs to Thai and foreign tourists in the area. The drug trade was often linked to prostitution, with prostitutes receiving a share of the profits from drug sales from the West African groups.
Three Nigerians were arrested while waiting to receive the parcel containing the 5,360 grammes of cocaine.
Following the seizure, the task force expanded its investigation and placed surveillance on the parcel delivery location. Three Nigerians were arrested while waiting to receive the parcel containing the 5,360 grammes of cocaine.
A subsequent raid on a room in the Samae Dam sub-district of Bang Khun Thian district, Bangkok, found equipment used to hide drugs, including plastic bags for packaging and a digital scale.
The ONCB secretary-general said that the investigation assumes that the network prepared the sale of the drugs in entertainment venues. The investigation also revealed that the three suspects were involved in a network that has been sending drugs in packages between countries since 2020. They were linked to 4 previous drug seizures in which 8 people (7 African men and 1 Thai woman) were arrested and 12.7 kilograms of cocaine and 6,613 ecstasy pills were seized.
Thai officials inspect the seized narcotics.
According to statistics from the Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) and Seaport Interdiction Task Force (SITF) cooperation project, West African networks were involved in more than half of the arrests/seizures in 2022-2023. Most of the drugs seized were cocaine from South America.
2023: 26 cases, 32 suspects, 59.215 grams of cocaine, 15.157 grams of ice, 4.054 grams of heroin (13 cases involving West African networks, 13 suspects, 23.09 grams of cocaine)
2024: 41 cases, 49 suspects, 184.91 kg of heroin, 166.744 kg of ice, 48.439 kg of cocaine, 73.345 kg of ketamine, 3,598 ecstasy pills, 12 methamphetamine pills (20 cases involving West African networks, 24 suspects, 35.959 kg of cocaine, 8.97 kg of heroin)
The ONCB will coordinate with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to investigate and expand the network of suspects. Finally, the ONCB would like to warn Thai women not to be enticed by foreign men into becoming involved in drug trafficking or receiving packages of drugs.
