A legal amendment has been proposed to expand the authority of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) in anti-drug investigations, which would help speed up proceedings, according to Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
The ONCB says its officials only play a supportive role in investigations with no real power to direct undertakings, causing many drug cases to proceed slowly. Investigative teams are typically led by the police.
