PUBLISHED: 10 Apr 2025 at 03: 30
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board ( ONCB) has approved a 15 million baht budget to support the reward program targeting 200 important drug traffickers this year.
The initiative has already resulted in Ong Kim Wah’s capture, which has reduced the supply of crystal meth in the market by 40 %.
The reward program has already distributed 20.68 million baht in rewards, according to ONCB Secretary-General Pol Lt Gen Panurat Lakboon, who claimed that Ong and other people had been detained domestically and internationally as a result of yesterday’s announcement that the finances had been approved.
He claimed Ong’s suicide sentence was issued by the Criminal Court on March 4. He received a prize of one million baht on his mind as one of the most wanted under the reward program.
Lee was instrumental in coordinating pharmaceutical industries originating in the Golden Triangle, tying smuggling lines between Thailand, Malaysia, China, Singapore, and Laos. He was significantly involved in the trafficking of marijuana through Thailand to nations like Malaysia, Taiwan, and Australia.
He was apprehended in Laos in later 2023 thanks to a close partnership between Thai and Lao authorities, putting an end to a 17-year hunt. His show’s goods were seize for more than 85 million ringgit in Thailand and more than 4 billion ringgit in Malaysia.
Additionally, two more significant arrests were made by Pol Lt. Gen. Panurat.
Last Thursday, Ms. Pornkanok ( surname withheld ), a suspect in a drug-smuggling ring involving local government officials, was detained in Chiang Mai.
Authorities have seize 50 million bass worth of assets so much, and two million meth tablets belonging to her community were seized in Chiang Rai.
In Nakhon Sawan, Mr. Saengphet ( surname withheld ) was also detained. He was in charge of the country’s inside regions when drugs were introduced. His property, including cars and property, was seized by authorities for about 25 million baht.
These accomplishments demonstrate the effectiveness of global cooperation and knowledge inclusion in battling drug trafficking, according to Pol Lt. Gen. Panurat.