AYUTTHAYA: Thailand and Myanmar destroyed 25 tonnes of illicit drugs collectively worth more than US$2 billion on Friday, but said the tide of drugs was growing as organised crime gangs boost supply and find new channels to do business.
In Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, Thai authorities marked International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking with a mass incineration of drugs. Thai counter-narcotics chiefs said coronavirus travel restrictions and checkpoints had helped reduce smuggling activities although the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says the trade has thrived.
“Our children are making the wrong decision to order narcotic drugs online. And the dealers send to them,” he said.
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