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Drug Production Continues Despite Suppression
URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n749/a04.html
Newshawk: Herb
Pubdate: Sat, 15 May 2004
Source: Chiangmai Mail (Thailand)
Copyright: 2004 Chiangmai Mail
Contact: cnxmail@loxinfo.co.th
Website: http://www.chiangmai-mail.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3105
Author: Saksit Meesubkwang
DRUG PRODUCTION CONTINUES DESPITE SUPPRESSION
but Manufacturers Changing Presentation and Formulation
Pittaya Jinawat, Narcotics Control Board northern office
director, said that after the government ordered strict
suppression of drug trafficking, everyone, including soldiers,
police and narcotics suppression officers, had been pursuing the
manufacturers and dealers so that traffickers in the North did
not risk continuing.
They believed the officials' actions also caused drugs to
gradually fade away from the kingdom, especially trafficking in
ya ba. They did acknowledge that there were still many
large amounts of drugs outside Thailand's borders, waiting for
the right time to be shipped in.
Director Pittaya said that some manufacturing groups were
formulating new ingredients of drugs to trick the officials and
make their suppression and arrest more difficult.
Recently, the officials confiscated new kinds of ecstasy which
were orange in colour and looked quite different from the usual
presentation. The new tablets were sold for 500 baht each,
a much higher price than the usual ya ba tablets.
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