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Thailand sets up task force to crack down on crimes

The Department of Provincial Administration (DPA) under the Thai Ministry of Interior has formed a central task force to step up the enforcement of laws against criminal offenders, ranging from drug traffickers to nightclub operators.
Thailand sets up task force to crack down on crimes ảnh 1A policeman arrests the suspect in the shooting spree at Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 3, 2023. (Photo: News Sky/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) - The Department of ProvincialAdministration (DPA) under the Thai Ministry of Interior has formed a centraltask force to step up the enforcement of laws against criminal offenders,ranging from drug traffickers to nightclub operators.

The new nationwide operation will start on November1 and is part of a core policy introduced by Interior Minister AnutinCharnvirakul to ensure law and order, said Permanent Secretary of the ministry SuttipongJuljarern.

He told a video conference with provincial governors on October 28 that eachprovince may also set up its own task force to support the central unit.

Core responsibilitiesof the new task force include inspecting night entertainment businesses toensure they strictly comply with closing times, enforcing the minimum age forpatrons, prohibiting drug use in such establishments, and banning weapons andgambling on-premises, he noted.

Any entertainment businesses operating without proper permitswill definitely face a tough crackdown, the official went on.

He addedthat the task force will also support the ministry’s nationwide suppression of criminalactivities by keeping a close watch on those named as influential figures.

Earlier, Minister Anutin had ordered officials to compilea database on influential crooks nationwide. People are also being encouraged tosupply the ministry with more information about illegal activities and bysubmitting information to the ministry’s centres for complaint reception andsettlement nationwide, according to Suttipong./.
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