BANGKOK, June 26 (TNA) — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced an intention to seriously and continuously tackle all kinds of narcotics on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
The government considered narcotic suppression and prevention as its urgent mission and all parties must cooperate on curbing narcotic problems, rehabilitating drug addicts, reducing the numbers of traffickers and abusers and participating in international fights against narcotics, Gen Prayut said.
Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration incinerated 16.46 tons of illicit drugs at the Bang Pa-in Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya province. They included 12.37 tons of methamphetamine, 3.44 tons of crystal meth, 258 kilograms of opium, 44 kilograms of cocaine, and 14 kilograms of ecstasy. The incineration also covered 16.50 tons of hemp seeds.
Since 1977, authorities have incinerated 145.24 tons of narcotics worth about 217 billion baht and most of them were methamphetamine, weighing 90.52 tons. (TNA)
