Authorities instructed to develop checks
PUBLISHED: 28 Feb 2025 at 04: 00
Anutin Charnvirakul, the deputy prime minister and internal secretary, has mandated more stringent safety measures to be used at border crossings between Thailand and its neighbors to stop illegal activity.
The order follows the government’s effort under the” Seal Stop Safe” activity, which aims to address illegal border activities and improve health along Thailand’s edges.
According to Traisuree Taisaranakul, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, Mr. Anutin has instructed all provincial rulers to strengthen control over border crossing points in order to stop illegal call center gangs and drug and human trafficking.
The” Seal Stop Safe” operation was launched on Jan 30 following Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s aggressive anti-drug policies.
It involves coordinated efforts by authorities in 51 boundary regions and important organizations to stop illegal activity along the edges.
Methods include enforcing legislation against all unlawful activities, verifying foreign workers ‘ position, and preventing organizations that provide resources like electricity and water from engaging in illegal activities. Border crossings will also be monitored by community security officers for any illegal products, drugs, or activities.
Ms. Traisuree also emphasized that border provinces, especially those that border Myanmar and Laos, has collaborate with specific organizations to improve border security. To stop drug trafficking and another unlawful activities, this includes enforcing inspections at both permanent and temporary border crossings as well as normal access points. There will be more surveillance efforts for automobiles, tools, and other items connected to cocaine and illegal ingredients.
In order to follow up on the progress being made in Sa Kaeo country’s Aranyaprathet area, Ms. Paetongtarn, along with Mr. Anutin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Economy and Society Prasert Jantararuangtong, and police captain Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch, were scheduled to visit the Khlong Leuk borders station today.
Ms. Paetongtarn may likewise examine efforts to stop the flow of fuel and electricity across the border from Cambodia.
According to government official Jirayu Houngsub, the prime minister’s main objective for the explore is to assess how far call center criminals have been eradicated.