PM’s new narcotics bill equates possession with trafficking

Bangkok Post - Oct 21, 2026

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has submitted amendment bills that would intensify drug suppression through longer detention, greater data access for authorities and a redefinition of all drug possessors as traffickers.

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