PUBLISHED: 3 Mar 2024 at 04:38
The infamous Golden Triangle region’s Office of the Attorney-General ( OAG ) has successfully negotiated with Switzerland regarding assets that were discovered to be linked to drug lord Wei Hsueh Kang’s network.
According to an OAG cause, Deputy Attorney-General Jumpon Phansumrit ratified the asset-sharing agreement on Saturday in accordance with the attorney-general’s instructions.
Thailand did receive network assets for 1.88 million European francs, or 76.8 million ringgit, with potential profit as a result of the agreement.
After the Anti-Money Laundering Office ( Amlo ) inspected the assets of a suspect suspected of being connected to the Wei’s network in the Golden Triangle region, the negotiations broke off.
Additionally, one investigation revealed that the suspect had some assets to loan at a banks in Switzerland. The attorney-general, who serves as a representative under the Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act, was then urged by Amlo to capture the drug goods deposited in Switzerland.
The Supreme Court sentenced a think to a sentence in 2016 for breaking Parts 3, 60, and 61 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act.
The Special Litigation Office’s attorneys then requested the Civil Court’s assent to capture the suspect’s property in connection with drug working. The judge ruled in 2017 to capture the remaining possessions and the income from those deposited in Switzerland.
The OAG requested in 2018 to ask the arrest of the drug assets from Switzerland. On the basis of foreign property posting, Switzerland evaluated the situation.
Eventually, the government made a decision to appoint the OAG to lead Thailand ambassadors in 2021’s negotiations with Switzerland. Representatives from Amlo, the finance ministry, and the foreign affairs ministry also made up the staff.
The situation demonstrated how successfully the OAG was able to retrieve drug possession records stored abroad. According to Amlo, the integration between the OAG, Amlo, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance, as well as European lawyers and justice officers was a success. It expressed gratitude to all concerned organizations, and it pledged to work on more convulsions.