Bangkok: The Narcotics Control Board announced its crackdown on drugs during the 3 months from 1 October to December 2023, arresting drug trafficking networks in more than 200 important cases, blocking the transport of drugs across the country. More than 700 million baht in assets seized from drug trafficking network Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, Assistant Police Commissioner, Acting Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board, along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Kirisak Tantinwachai, Commissioner of the Narcotics Suppression Police, and Dr. Kittisak Aksornwong, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health. Announcement of drug suppression results for the first quarter between 1 Oct. - 31 Dec. 2023 There is a solution to the problem of people with psychiatric symptoms from drugs in 85 districts in 30 provinces, 4,414 people, accelerating the introduction of drug users/addicts into the public health treatment process. Focus on people with psychiatric symptoms from drugs and set up "Rak Jai Centers " in military areas. In the case of treatment units in some areas Unable to accommodate patients As for the results of the designation of urgent areas for intercepting and suppressing drugs Northern and Northeastern borders Arrested 372 suspects, seized 13 million methamphetamine pills and 0.8 kilograms of heroin. Overall, 268 important cases were arrested, an increase of 10% from last year. A total of 195,543,557 methamphetamine pills were recovered, an increase of 98.42% from last year, and drugs were seized. Ice was obtained in the amount of 2,884.54 kilograms. The results were expanded to arrest major networks that transport drugs internationally to third countries and to arrest transport into the interior areas through the border. Over 50 million methamphetamine pills were seized, the most ever seized before. As for small traders, 17,887 cases were processed, an increase from last year during the same period. and aims to destroy more than 25 percent of small-time traffickers. In addition, it has expand ed the seizure of drug network assets. During the first quarter, a total of 709,697,807 baht. Source: Thai News Agency