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'Speed pill' production on sharp ri
- Subject: 'Speed pill' production on sharp ri
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 19:27:00
Subject: 'Speed pill' production on sharp rise
November 28, 1998
NARCOTICS
'Speed pill'
production on sharp
rise
Somsak Suksai
Lampang
The smuggling of drug precursors from Burma and Laos across the
northern border into the country is on a sharp rise, according to the
Chiang Mai-based Northern Narcotics Control Centre.
Maethee Wongpradit of the NNCC said amphetamine precursors,
mostly from China, have been smuggled into the north of Thailand,
especially across the Burmese and Laotian borders, for the production
of speed pills and that the problem was becoming more serious by the
day.
"The NNCC and other intelligence agencies know of at least 22
amphetamine production plants across the Burmese and Laotian
borders and at least 12 in Thailand. The NNCC is planning to crack
down on these plants," he added.
"We have tried on many occasions but failed to arrest the masterminds
of the narcotics trade. Some local politicians, police and army officers
are also prime suspects along with some of the country's leading
businessmen," Mr Maethee said.
The NNCC is scheduled to set up some 139 drug suppression units
next month while the Office of the Narcotics Control Board plans to
establish drug suppression centres in all the country's provinces with a
134-million-baht budget.
Pornthep Iamprapai of the NNCC said Chiang Rai, in particular the
Thai-Lao border areas in Chiang Khong and Chiang Saen districts
ranked top among popular gateways for drug smuggling into Thailand,
followed by Chiang Mai and many other provinces in the upper North.
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