A police lieutenant colonel and nine other suspects have been arrested in a major drug trafficking crackdown following a year-long investigation, with authorities seizing or freezing assets worth more than 16 million baht.
The arrests were made during an operation conducted last week by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) Region 5 in coordination with the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, Provincial Police Regions 4 and 5, and police in Chiang Rai and Loei provinces.
ONCB secretary-general Pol Maj Gen Suriya Singhakamol said on Tuesday the operation was launched under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's "War on Drugs" policy, to take decisive action against state officials involved in, assisting or supporting drug trafficking networks.
