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Thai authorities have dismantled a sophisticated drug smuggling operation run by Vietnamese nationals who concealed crystal methamphetamine in tamarind paste containers bound for Japan. The network exploited Thailand's position as a transit hub.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed that addressing violence and security challenges in Thailand's southern border provinces remain central to his government's agenda, pledging continued cooperation with Malaysia to foster peace and development.
Thailand is implementing a comprehensive airport security crackdown featuring strict 'Zero Trust' protocols requiring all staff and crew to undergo passenger-level screening, following a Thai Airways flight attendant's arrest for drug smuggling in Australia.
Thailand's government has disbursed 650,000 baht (approximately RM80,000) in compensation to one of two Malaysians wounded in a June 29 bomb explosion in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province.
Coordinated bomb attacks in Thailand's Yala and Pattani provinces on June 19 wounded a dozen police officers, including two critically injured requiring helicopter evacuation and emergency surgery.