PUBLISHED: 18 October 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
To expedite the constitutional process of freezing the assets of medicine systems, the Supreme Court wants to establish an appeal court specifically for situations involving drugs.
The action was taken after Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin paid a visit to the Supreme Court yesterday to thank Anocha Chevitsophon on taking office as president of the court.
In this case, Ms. Anocha was consulted by the deputy prime minister for advice on how to handle drug-related cases, which account for more than 85 % of all existing imprisonments.
According to Mr. Somsak, the government wanted to lower that number by concentrating on seizing substance networks’ property as soon as the suspects were apprehended.
If circumstances are distinguished by category, it may make it easier for authorities to speed up the asset freezing procedure for drug networks.
He added that frozen property are one of the tried-and-true ways to get rid of drug networks and that the new illegal drug laws also emphasizes the melting of assets.
When he was the justice minister last time, the authorities frozen more than 30 billion ringgit worth of assets, compared to 900 million baht in convulsions the year before.
Ms. Anocha stated that the court should have a professional illicit drug section made up of judges who are knowledgeable in the field so that judges can consult one another as needed in order to properly handle drug-related cases.
Although it would also require assistance from the government, Ms. Anocha agreed with Mr. Somsak’s proposal to establish an appeal judge that would only hear cases involving illegal drugs.
Following the Monday arrest of 7.6 million ice medications for more than 300 million ringgit, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul attended a media briefing at Rong Kwang Police Station in Phrae.
Local villagers noticed and alerted regulators to a dubious vehicle parked close to Ban Don Chum in tambon Mae Yang Rong in the region of Roong Kwang, which led to the arrest.
Police discovered 38 sacks, each containing about 200, 000 chalk pills, or a total of 7.6 million, after discovering that the lorry was flaunting an imitation license plate.
Authorities hypothesized that the drugs may have been transported from the North to the northern area, while the lorry’s driver might have fled after abandoning it.
He claimed that the seizure’s success depended on effective cooperation between visitors and the authorities.
Mr. Anutin continued,” This is a crucial time that reflects our resolve in dealing with illegal drugs and significant numbers.