Bangkok: The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has approved over 9 million baht to support officials and informants of drug cases.
According to Thai News Agency, the ONCB has sanctioned the disbursement to aid officers and informants involved in drug cases, aiming to prevent and suppress drug trafficking sustainably. Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, Secretary-General of the ONCB, chaired the 5th/2025 meeting of the Subcommittee on Compensation for Reporters, Compensation for Officials, and Assistance for Drug Work. The meeting included representatives from the Office of the Attorney General, the Royal Thai Police, the Department of Provincial Administration, the Budget Bureau, the Comptroller General's Department, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Customs Department. The session took place at the Kritsana Meeting Room, Building 3, 2nd Floor of the ONCB Office, facilitated via electronic media using the Cisco Webex Meetings program.
The assembly resolved to approve compensation disbursements for informants and officers across 47 agencies, covering 123 cases, amounting to 9,694,255.21 baht. Additionally, compensation was sanctioned for officers injured in duty across 14 drug cases, totaling 190,000 baht. The overall approved compensation amounts to 9,884,255.21 baht.
The ONCB, under the Ministry of Justice, is responsible for providing compensation to drug trafficking informants, investigators, and case extension officers, as well as assistance to officers injured or killed on duty. This initiative seeks to motivate and support personnel engaged in drug suppression, a crucial measure to enhance the effectiveness of drug control efforts sustainably.