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Thailand to enhance efforts against drug smuggling

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has asked the army to intensify forces to suppress illicit drug smuggling along the Myanmar border and unrest in the south.
Thailand to enhance efforts against drug smuggling ảnh 1Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (Photo: https://aseannow.com/)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister SretthaThavisin has asked the army to intensify forces to suppress illicit drug smuggling alongthe Myanmar border and unrest in the south.

Speaking after meeting with army chief Gen SongwitNoonpackdee on December 5, Srettha said he acknowledged the policy and plans ofthe army on resolving the unrest in the south with the cooperation of theirMalaysian counterparts and measures to prevent illicit drug smuggling fromMyanmar.

The army will work closely with the police and local authorities to suppress drugsmuggling seriously, he stressed.

He urged the army to extend their support for people in manyissues that are related to their lives, such as joining rescue efforts duringnatural disasters.

Meanwhile, spokesman of the Thai Defence Ministry Thanitpong Sirisawetsak toldthe media on the same day that the Thai army will provide rehabilitationfacilities in some of its military hospitals for patients with mental disorderscaused by illicit drugs.

Accordingly, a pilot project will be carried outby the Royal Thai Army Medical Department during the first phase, starting thismonth until February next year./.
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