Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will today chair a meeting to get six ministries to join forces in systematically fighting against illegal drugs.

The six ministries are Interior, Justice, Defence, Health, Labour and Foreign.

Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung said yesterday that Yingluck had endorsed him to head an anti-drug committee. The PM has called a meeting today to discuss the seven-point action plan to curb the drug trade. As part of the plan, Thailand will send anti-drugs officials to go to Burma, from where it believes illegal drugs are smuggled into the country.

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