Bangkok, The ONCB joined with the South Korean Attorney General's Office (SPO) to arrest a suspect in a transport company. While preparing to deliver 22.23 kg of heroin, hidden in a tube of skin care cream. End in Taiwan Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, secretary-general of the ONCB, revealed the arrest of a 70-year-old man with 22.23 kilograms of heroin hidden in 261 boxes of skin cream tubes, ready to be shipped to Taiwan. The incident occurred at Private transportation company, Tha Bo District, Nong Khai Province. This arrest started from an expansion of the arrest case in South Korea. At the end of March last As a result of March 27 - 31, 2024, officials from the Attorney General's Office (SPO), together with Thailand's ONCB officers stationed at the Attorney General's Office (SPO), South Korea, seized 20 kg of ice hidden in 3 international postal parcels. Box Later, officials expanded the results to arrest a Thai woman and a Chinese (Taiwan) man by seizing drugs. And this arrest happened in South Korea. Officials of the Attorney General's Office (SPO) therefore coordinated and asked for cooperation with the Office of the Narcotics Control Board in expanding the investigation into the said case. The Office of the Narcotics Control Board investigated until it was discovered that The package was sent from a private delivery company in Nong Khai Province, with one suspect handling the delivery. Therefore, they monitored the said person until April 2, 2024. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau, Office of the Narcotics Control Board, received information that the suspect would come to deliver goods again, so together with Tha Bo Police Station organized an operation team. They arrested a 70-year-old man from Nong Khai Province with 22.23 kilograms of heroin hidden in 261 boxes of skin cream tubes. The incident occurred at a private transportation company in Tha Bo District, Nong Khai Province. From the investigation, it was learned that the suspect was hired by a network of S. people. Lao PDR orders the package conta ining the said drugs to be delivered to a private transportation company. to forward to the destination network Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat said South Korea is one of the destination countries affected by drug shipments by international drug trafficking groups. Especially sending packages. He has assigned the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, Office of the Narcotics Control Board, to coordinate with the Attorney General's Office (SPO) continuously. To investigate and expand the effects of transnational drug trafficking networks. related to transportation In addition, in this case, we will coordinate with the Lao PDR to extend the results to the mastermind as well. Creating proactive international cooperation is a policy that Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, and Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, Assigned to carry out continuous development Good international cooperation will be an important variable affecting the suppression of drugs. which is currently in the form of a transnational criminal network The Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board has also warned that if there is illegal receiving or sending of drugs via parcels both domestically and abroad, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment. or put to death In terms of parcel transport establishments Has a duty to monitor and ensure that drug-related offenses do not occur in the workplace. and must prepare employee records Record details sender/receiver as well. If found to be negligent, there will be a fine or suspension of the establishment's license. If you see drug-related offenses, please notify the Office of Narcotics Control Board hotline 1386 24 hours a day. Source: Thai News Agency
Monday, September 16, 2024