Tag: Traffickers

Bangkok

Illegal Wildlife Trafficking at Suvarnabhumi Airport Uncovered

  • By TN
  • October 6, 2023
Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, concourse building, section D, baggage screening prior to boarding
Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, concourse building, section D, baggage screening prior to boarding. Photo: Mattes. CC BY-SA 3.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – A report from officials at the wildlife inspection point at Suvarnabhumi Airport has raised concerns about illicit live wildlife trafficking. This followed [Read More…]

Asia

Thai-Indonesian Joint Operation Targets Major Drug Trafficking Network

  • By TN
  • September 14, 2023
Welcome Statue and Hotel Indonesia Roundabout area of Jakarta
Welcome Statue and Hotel Indonesia Roundabout area of Jakarta. Photo: Prayudi Setiadharma.

BANGKOK, Sept 14 (TNA) – Thai police join international operations to dismantle the drug network of “Fredy Pratama,” a major drug trafficker in Indonesia. Indonesian [Read More…]

Asia

Russia and the US exchange basketball player Brittney Griner and arms dealer Viktor Bout

  • By TN
  • December 8, 2022
Police in St. Petersburg, Russia
Police in St. Petersburg, Russia. Photo: gerbilfarmer (Pixabay).

US officials claimed that Russia released women’s basketball star Brittney Griner in a prisoner exchange, while the US released Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. US [Read More…]

North

Migrant drug smugglers arrested with 1.6 million pills of meth in Kamphaeng Phet

  • By TN
  • November 23, 2022
Street in Bueng Samakkhi, Kamphaeng Phet.
Street near Mainstreet and Market Hall in Bueng Samakkhi, Kamphaeng Phet province. Photo: Khid72.

Narcotic suppression officials arrested five drug smugglers who tried to transport to Bangkok from Chiang Rai province a large load of 1.6 million methamphetamine pills [Read More…]

News

Thailand to use blockchain technology to fight drug trafficking

  • By TN
  • November 5, 2022
A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology (DLT) that consists of growing list of records, called blocks, that are securely linked together using cryptography
A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology (DLT) that consists of growing list of records, called blocks, that are securely linked together using cryptography. Image: Tumisu / Needpix.

The Thai Ministry of Justice has been developing a system, using Blockchain technology, to enable informants to report drug dealing activities to the authorities and [Read More…]

News

Thailand Aims to Ensure Upgrade in Trafficking Report Status

  • By TN
  • July 13, 2022
Cabinet Meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House
Cabinet Meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook.

BANGKOK (NNT) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently acknowledged the resolve of Thailand’s government in eradicating human trafficking and forced labor during his [Read More…]