Udon Thani, The Minister of Justice visits Udon Thani Province, admitting that drugs are a big problem. Found in the upper Isaan area. The most violent Hundreds of thousands of tablets flowing along the border at a time. Ready to reiterate the policy to suppress drugs. Separate addicts and dealers.
Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, along with his delegation, came to support the performance of the government and police in Udon Thani province, admitting that drugs are the biggest problem. The government has a policy to deal with the issue within one year. All parties agree that the family level must be resolved. Since we revised the Drug Code in 2021, addicts voluntarily received treatment. If you don’t voluntarily go through the justice process. This is an important gap. Because addicts do not voluntarily seek treatment. When arrested, the prosecutor filed a lawsuit and the court ordered him to be put on probation. But probation does not have a prison cell. released to go home
Recently, it was
found that the upper Isaan area It has the highest severity of drugs. from overflowing along the border Although there were not as many arrests as in the northern region. By the numbers until February 5, 2024, 119,563 people in the upper Isan region were on probation for drug crimes, with Udon Thani Province having a total of 12,814 people, like releasing a tiger into the forest. along with reiterating the policy regarding the suppression of methamphetamines Separate addicts and dealers according to government policy.
The Minister of Justice also said that in Udon Thani Central Prison Up to 80% of people are detained for drug crimes, not including drug users and dealers. who have not yet been arrested or placed on probation We give the question: Why are drugs so prevalent in the upper Isaan area? Because these drugs are piled up on the other side. Then it spreads hundreds of thousands of pills at a time. Upper Isaan is like a drug capital. Udon Thani is a branch of the capital. So we had to stand up and help
solve the problem. We went to Lao PDR and China to talk about extracting raw materials. The situation is likely to improve.
Source: Thai News Agency