Team members may work only, and not with other organizations.
PUBLISHED: 21 March 2024 at 16:38
A particular unit is being established by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board to look into and detain government officials in border regions that are involved in the illegal drug trade.
On Monday, ONCB Secretary-general Pol Lt Gen Panurat Lakboon told investigators that he had received numerous complaints about federal officials working in border areas engaging in drug trafficking.
He claimed on Monday night that he had received an order to form a 14-person team to investigate and detain crooked government officials in border areas. The attempt was shown by him. The titles of the 14 soldiers on the group were not included in the list.  ,
” We’ve been informed that there are so many government officials working along the Northeast, especially those who work there… Local residents wo n’t support the government’s anti-drug policy without the suppression of these officials, according to the ONCB secretary-general.
According to Pol Lt. Gen. Panurat, arrests would result to a prosecution, no disciplinary action.
” To facilitate like arrests, tools in all sizes, including investigations of financial transactions will be applied,” he said.
The ONCB alone was carrying out the job, not in concert with other federal agencies. The ONCB’s recommendation to other organizations may not be successful, according to Pol Lt. Gen. Panurat.
Without such a change, he said,” We will always lose in our fight against drugs.”
Any ONCB leaders who might be involved in the drug trade would also be on the group’s radar. The ONCB secretary-general said,” We must also clean our own home.”
The group had base its decisions on witness testimony and hard evidence. He claimed that it would not abuses its power and appoint a prosecutor.
Pol Lt. Gen. Panurat stated that he was not concerned that the procedure may spark a fight with various government agencies. The federal and public attention were given priority by the ONCB.
According to Pol Lt Gen Panurat, among the many complaints, officials kept seized drugs close to the border for transmission, transported them themselves, and served as watchdogs for drug trafficking.
Native people were hesitant to cooperate with the ONCB because they knew corrupt officers were working with drug traffickers, according to Pol Lt. Gen. Panurat.