MGR Online – The Ministry of Finance has launched an auction of 192 drug-related assets worth more than 21 million baht, bringing money to support operations. Currently, 3.3 billion baht has been confiscated. Aim for 1 billion baht
Today (25 April) at the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (NACC), Din Daeng, Bangkok, Mr. Somsak Thepsutin, Minister of Justice presided over the opening of the auction of property in drug cases, with Mr. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the NACC and executives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The assets to be sold at this auction, a total of 192 items, worth more than 21 million baht, such as PORSCHE cars, VOLKSWAGEN, BMW motorcycles, big bikes. Famous brand watches PATEK PHILIPPE , ROLEX and brand name bags CHANEL , LOUIS VUITTON , GUCCI including gold jewelry and sacred objects
Mr. Wichai reported that drug solution After the development of drug laws. resulting in an investigation Extending the seizure effect From October 1, 2021 to the present, 3.2 billion baht has been seized and 3,386 items have been sold at auction, which will be used to support the prevention and suppression of narcotics.
Mr Somsak said that the drug problem The government has given importance to solving the problem. in order not to interfere with our children and eliminated from society but must admit Drugs are a big problem in the country. which he confirmed The government is not calm regarding this issue. therefore improved Amend the drug code until successful. After a 7-year freeze since the NLA in order to effectively arrest and seize drug network assets including determining the channels for receiving rehabilitation therapy for drug users drug addict
“Our main goal is to confiscate assets, expand the arrest results of the entire network. Today we have auctioned the assets of drug dealers that we arrested and seized. With the statistics of auction sales in 2019, selling 43 times, 3,362 items, selling value 116,382,030 baht, in 2020, selling 34 times, 2,723 items, selling value 136,349,857 baht, in 2021, selling 28 times, 2,113 items, selling value 116,332,873 baht, in 2022, selling 7 times 486 items, sales value 18,259,800 baht, making up to now 112 sales, 8,684 items, selling value 387,324,560 baht,” said the Minister of Justice.
Mr. Somsak also said that the money raised will be used to support as a reward for whistleblowers or officers who work. and used to support and assist in carrying out drug prevention and suppression missions, which in the following years he believed that These assets will have to increase because the government insists that be serious with the network that extended the arrest from a small Successor to the mastermind who in the past had very little assets to auction, not more than 6 hundred million baht, but today we set a goal of 10 billion baht, which from the seizure of assets until now almost 4 billion baht
In addition, today’s property auction was led by Mr. Chuwit Pitakphonpanlop. Ubon Ratchathani MPs, Pheu Thai Party also came to observe the event. Which Mr. Chuwit said that today he came to observe the event. Because people like to say that the NACC auction likes to take all the good stuff, causing Mr. Somsak to explain that it’s not true. because of the auction management being transparent Can check. Mr. Chuwit said that when he came to see by himself I feel comfortable
Then Mr. Somsak told the press that today there are many bidders. The highlight assets such as PORSCHE cars are priced at 5 million baht, but there are bidders for 6.5 million baht, while PATEK PHILIPPE watches are priced at 3 hundred thousand baht, with bidders finishing up to 1.5 million baht. More than 3,300 million baht can be seized, ensuring that the target of 10 billion baht will be reached. Concerns that the drug trade process will change the form of sending money abroad, it confirms that if it is a form of transfer We can confiscate assets. But if it’s cash It has integrated all parties to help extract. Which is definitely not easy. because we also have cooperation with neighboring countries
