Phuket drug checkpoint scandal. Defence Corps unit set up to target the menace is accused of extortion

September 20, 2026 at 9:15 pm

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A drug checkpoint extortion scandal has hit Phuket after villagers claimed black-uniformed Volunteer Defence Corps members demanded up to ฿15,000 for release. Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum has now removed the entire Thalang team and replaced it with 30 personnel as investigators gather evidence. Yet the story reaches far beyond one checkpoint. The Corps is a nationwide Interior Ministry paramilitary force with policing and national-security duties. Crucially, the checkpoint formed part of Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s nationwide Operation 90 Days. It has mobilised every province and expanded checkpoints targeting drugs, firearms, criminal networks and influential figures. Now Bangkok is investigating personnel entrusted to enforce that crackdown.

Phuket Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum sacks a Defence Corps checkpoint team after villagers claim members demanded up to ฿15,000 for release amid Anutin’s anti-drug drive. ( Source: Khaosod )

Phuket Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum has replaced an entire Volunteer Defence Corps team following serious extortion complaints in Thalang. The allegations concern villagers stopped and urine-tested for illegal drugs at a district checkpoint. Some complainants say personnel then demanded cash for their release. Reported demands ranged from ฿6,000 to ฿15,000.

In response, the original Thalang Volunteer Defence Corps team has been removed from those duties. Two replacement units, comprising about 30 personnel, have taken over. Meanwhile, provincial investigators are interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence. No finding of wrongdoing has yet been announced.

The case has reached the Interior Ministry and government headquarters in Bangkok. It also exposes the scale of the nationwide security operation behind the checkpoint. The Thalang team was working amid a national anti-drug campaign ordered by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. As Interior Minister, Anutin also commands the Volunteer Defence Corps.

Phuket checkpoint complaints expose cash demands as MP presses officials for answers over Thalang case

The controversy broke publicly on September 16. People’s Party Phuket MP Chalermpong Saengdee publicised complaints concerning a checkpoint in Bang Jo, Thalang. The operation reportedly took place near a convenience store. Complainants described black-uniformed personnel there as members of the Thalang Volunteer Defence Corps.

According to their accounts, motorists were stopped and subjected to urine tests. Those testing positive were reportedly taken to a building behind the Thalang District Office. There, some complainants say cash was demanded before they could leave. The reported sums varied considerably.

One complaint involved an initial demand for ฿15,000. However, that amount was reportedly negotiated down to ฿12,000. The person subsequently went through the court process and was reportedly fined ฿2,000. Another complaint concerned an elderly parent whose son had been caught at the checkpoint. The parent reportedly found ฿6,000 to secure his release.

Notably, the allegations concern what happened after people were stopped rather than the checkpoint itself. Drug testing and interception operations fall within the Corps’ established duties. The investigation instead concerns claims that personnel demanded money from people under their control.

Chalermpong subsequently called for a full investigation. He also sought answers about how long any such activity might have continued. Separately, questions arose over whether more senior officials knew about any wrongdoing. The complaints soon reached provincial and national officials.

Interior Ministry orders urgent Phuket probe as government promises action if checkpoint claims are proven

On September 17, Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit ordered an urgent investigation. He instructed the Department of Provincial Administration and Phuket officials to establish the facts. Investigators were told to examine the incident and the conduct of personnel involved. Governor Chotinrin was also instructed to clarify the allegations.

As part of this, Phuket was required to report progress to the Interior Ministry. Worasit said wrongdoing would bring action regardless of the rank of anyone responsible. Conversely, officials said personnel should be cleared publicly if evidence failed to support the accusations. The investigation was therefore ordered to establish facts before conclusions were reached.

By Sunday, the government had intervened again. Deputy government spokeswoman Ploytalay Laksmisangchan confirmed another instruction from the Interior Ministry. She said Deputy Interior Minister Polpeera Suwannachawi had ordered urgent action over the complaints. Phuket’s governor and Thalang District Chief were told to investigate and publicly clarify the case.

At the same time, the government promised disciplinary action if wrongdoing was established. Officials described such conduct, if proven, as unacceptable for the organisation. They also restated the primary responsibilities of Volunteer Defence Corps personnel. Those duties include supporting administrative officers and police.

Phuket replaces Thalang team as investigators seek complainants and scrutiny turns to nationwide Corps

Governor Chotinrin has since confirmed that witnesses have already been questioned. Investigators are now seeking direct testimony from people who say money was demanded. Crucially, provincial officials say those statements are still required to complete the evidence. Investigators will then compare their accounts with other information already collected.

Operationally, Phuket has already acted. The previous team was disbanded for the checkpoint operation and replaced by two new units. Together, they comprise approximately 30 personnel. Public-order and security work will therefore continue while investigators examine the previous team.

The replacement also keeps the wider anti-drug campaign operating. Thailand’s Volunteer Defence Corps is not an informal neighbourhood organisation. Instead, it is a nationwide Interior Ministry paramilitary force with statutory security responsibilities. Its origins stretch back more than seven decades.

Known in Thai as Kong Asa Raksa Dindaen, the organisation is commonly abbreviated as Or Sor. It was established under the Volunteer Defence Corps Act of 1954. The Corps operates through the Department of Provincial Administration. Its structure reaches down through provincial and district administrations nationwide.

Importantly, the Interior Minister sits at the top of the organisation as commander. Corps members work alongside governors, district chiefs, administrative officers and police. Their responsibilities include public order and internal security. They also support narcotics suppression and other enforcement work.

Volunteer Defence Corps holds policing and security powers while checkpoint work forms part of mandate

Under Section 16 of the 1954 legislation, the Corps carries several statutory duties. Members can perform local policing functions alongside administrative officers or police. They can also protect important installations and transport routes. Intelligence gathering forms another part of their responsibilities.

Beyond that, Corps personnel can support Thailand’s armed forces when required. In emergencies or wartime, the organisation can serve as a paramilitary reserve supporting military operations. Its responsibilities therefore extend beyond routine policing. Public order and national security sit at the centre of its mandate.

Its modern enforcement role is similarly broad. Corps personnel support operations involving illegal drugs, firearms, human trafficking and illegal workers. They also assist campaigns against influential criminal figures. In practice, units regularly work alongside district officials and police.

Checkpoint operations are therefore established Corps work. Indeed, Volunteer Defence Corps training during 2026 specifically included checkpoints and interception points. Training also covered building searches, riot situations and counter-insurgency exercises. Narcotics suppression likewise appears within Interior Ministry operational guidance for Corps units.

Under those duties, members can help intercept drug transportation and support arrests. They also participate in drug treatment and rehabilitation programmes. Consequently, there was nothing unusual about Corps personnel appearing at a Thalang drug checkpoint. The dispute concerns their reported conduct after people were stopped.

Anutin’s 90-day anti-drug drive mobilises every province with checkpoints and special teams

More broadly, the checkpoint operated during a nationwide anti-drug mobilisation ordered from Bangkok. Anutin launched the current drive under the government’s Operation 90 Days programme. It began nationwide on July 1 and is scheduled to continue until September 30.

Interior Permanent Secretary Arsit Sampantharat formally launched the operation following instructions from Anutin. Governors across Thailand were ordered to mobilise their provinces simultaneously. Provincial and district administrations were consequently drawn into a coordinated national campaign.

The programme combines prevention, enforcement, treatment and rehabilitation. Yet its enforcement element has been highly visible. The Interior Ministry specifically called for checkpoints and interception points. Every province was also instructed to establish at least one special operations team.

Accordingly, the Thalang checkpoint was not an enforcement model invented by Phuket. It operated within a campaign extending across every province. Administrative officials, police and other security personnel were mobilised under the same national programme.

The government also adopted forceful language for the operation. Its slogan calls for officials to “Protect public peace, destroy drugs and defeat thugs.” The government has additionally described the campaign as a “decisive war on drugs.” Officials classify illegal narcotics as a national-security threat.

National anti-drug campaign targets trafficking networks as Phuket joins nationwide enforcement drive

In parallel, Bangkok has linked drug trafficking with transnational organised crime. Agencies were ordered to integrate intelligence, enforcement and border-security operations. International cooperation was also included. One stated objective is disrupting major trafficking networks operating through Thailand.

Another objective is preventing Thailand from becoming a transit route for international criminal organisations. Consequently, Operation 90 Days reaches beyond street-level possession cases. The campaign extends upwards into trafficking networks, financial structures and cross-border activity.

Preparations were already extensive before the July launch. In June, Interior Ministry figures covered 75,165 villages and communities nationwide. Of those, 55,192 had reportedly reached government drug-free community targets. That represented 73.43% of the total.

Under Operation 90 Days, three strands were then intensified. The first concentrated on preventing drugs from entering communities. The second targeted trafficking and associated criminal activity. Finally, the third concentrated on treatment and rehabilitation for drug users.

Phuket quickly became an active part of the campaign. On July 3, officials conducted an Operation 90 Days raid in Rawai. The Mueang Phuket District Special Operations Unit participated alongside Volunteer Defence Corps personnel. Two suspects were arrested and methamphetamine was seized.

Phuket roadside drug testing predates national drive. Thalang checkpoints and enforcement intensify

Even before July, roadside drug screening was established practice on the island. On March 31, a checkpoint operated outside Wat Baan Don in Thalang. District officials and Volunteer Defence Corps personnel participated. Village leaders, police and medical personnel joined them.

During that operation, vehicles were stopped and motorists underwent random urine testing. Fourteen people tested positive. Subsequently, 12 entered treatment programmes while two repeat offenders were arrested. The operation demonstrated the established role of administrative forces in roadside drug screening.

Elsewhere on Phuket, another checkpoint in Cherng Talay produced 19 positive urine tests. An operation on Nanai Road in Patong produced another nine. Thus, roadside testing already existed before Operation 90 Days began. The July campaign then placed those operations inside a larger national mobilisation.

Eleven days after the national launch, Polpeera travelled to Phuket. His July 11 visit came as enforcement intensified across the island. He joined Governor Chotinrin and Department of Provincial Administration officials during operations. Significantly, his programme included Thalang.

Officials inspected cannabis businesses and companies suspected of illegal operations. The government also linked the visit with Anutin’s wider enforcement agenda. That programme targeted drugs, illegal businesses and influential figures. Suspicious nominee business structures were another target.

Phuket becomes focus for Interior Ministry enforcement as Bangkok expands checkpoint operations

Phuket consequently became an active arena for several Interior Ministry campaigns at once. Drug suppression operated alongside investigations into illegal businesses. Officials were also examining nominee structures and other suspected breaches involving foreign interests.

On another front, Bangkok reinforced the checkpoint policy during August. Anutin addressed provincial administrative officials and police at a security workshop on August 13. He ordered agencies to continue Operation 90 Days within its timetable. Administrative officers and police were specifically told to establish checkpoints.

Those checkpoints were directed against illegal drugs and firearms. Anutin also ordered closer cooperation between provincial officials, district officers and police. District chiefs and police station commanders were therefore pushed towards joint enforcement operations.

The target list was extensive. It included illegal entertainment venues, human trafficking, online gambling and cybercrime. Illegal firearms were also included. Furthermore, officials were instructed to target influential figures and unlawful businesses.

Volunteer Defence Corps personnel supplied locally based manpower within this structure. Their nationwide organisation allows provincial and district administrations to deploy security personnel rapidly. As a result, Corps units have appeared in drug operations far beyond Phuket.

Volunteer Defence Corps joins drug raids nationwide as Phuket extortion claims remain locally confined

For instance, Corps personnel joined a narcotics operation in Bueng Kan in July. Police and other agencies also participated. That operation produced a seizure of 20 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine.

Separately, another Corps operation in Sakon Nakhon produced a drug arrest. Officers seized 2,020 methamphetamine tablets. Both operations took place during the intensified national campaign.

Other provinces mobilised larger combined forces. Rayong assembled about 200 personnel for its Operation 90 Days campaign. The deployment included administrative officials, police and narcotics officers. Military, health and local-government personnel also participated.

Samut Prakan launched the same national programme. The enforcement framework surrounding the Thalang checkpoint therefore extends throughout Thailand. The extortion accusations do not. There is no supplied evidence linking similar complaints to the nationwide campaign elsewhere.

That difference is central to the Phuket investigation. National policy authorised and encouraged drug checkpoints. It did not authorise demands for cash in exchange for release. The investigation therefore focuses on the conduct of personnel assigned to the Thalang operation.

Phuket keeps enforcement running with replacement teams as investigators examine claims

In practical terms, Phuket has separated that investigation from continuing enforcement. The old team has been removed. Two replacement teams are now carrying out the work. About 30 personnel are involved.

Meanwhile, investigators are building their case from witness accounts and supporting information. Several witnesses have already been interviewed. Direct testimony from complainants remains outstanding. Provincial officials say those statements are needed for a complete assessment.

The case also highlights the formal status of those under investigation. Although called volunteers, Corps members occupy a defined position within Thailand’s state security system. They operate beneath the Interior Ministry through the Department of Provincial Administration.

Moreover, Corps members performing their duties are treated as state officials under criminal law. They are therefore fundamentally different from civilian neighbourhood-watch volunteers. Their powers and responsibilities come with formal state status.

Their nationwide duties are also expanding in visibility. During August, the Department of Provincial Administration ordered district chiefs to intensify security operations. The instructions included additional checkpoints, interception points and patrols.

Volunteer Defence Corps takes wider security role as Anutin expands public-order operations nationwide

Volunteer Defence Corps members were among the personnel assigned to those operations. Administrative officials, village heads and village security teams were also involved. The operations covered illegal drugs and firearms. Public spaces, entertainment venues and other risk areas were included.

At the national level, Anutin has repeatedly placed drug suppression among his government’s enforcement priorities. He has also directed governors and district chiefs towards stronger public-order operations. The Corps provides an existing nationwide force for carrying out those instructions locally.

The organisation’s remit remains wider than crime suppression. Its statutory responsibilities include protecting important installations and transport routes. It also performs intelligence functions. Official duties additionally include protecting and honouring Thailand’s principal national institutions.

In southern Thailand, Corps members also operate in a much more dangerous security environment. Their role can include direct support for counter-insurgency and other security operations. Training during 2026 included counter-insurgency exercises alongside checkpoint work.

That structure places the Corps between civilian territorial administration, policing and national security. Its personnel can work beside police during routine enforcement. They can also support military forces when circumstances demand it.

Investigators focus on cash demands as Phuket replaces team but keeps national drug campaign running

Against that backdrop, the Thalang accusations involve a tightly defined question. Investigators must establish whether Corps personnel demanded money from people undergoing drug enforcement procedures. They must also establish who received any money.

Further, investigators must determine whether anyone else knew about the reported activity. The sums cited by complainants are specific. Demands reportedly ranged from ฿6,000 to ฿15,000.

One reported demand fell from ฿15,000 to ฿12,000 after negotiation. Another family reportedly found ฿6,000. Those accounts now require direct testimony and corroborating evidence.

For now, the accusations remain unproven. Nevertheless, Phuket has already made a complete operational change at the checkpoint level. The previous team is out. Two newly appointed teams are continuing their duties.

The timing is also significant. The investigation comes during the final weeks of Operation 90 Days. The nationwide campaign is scheduled to finish on September 30. Its enforcement machinery, however, remains active across the country.

Checkpoints and interception points are explicitly part of that machinery. Provincial special operations teams form another component. Volunteer Defence Corps personnel provide manpower alongside administrative officials and police.

Thalang complainants key witnesses as Phuket keeps checkpoints operating under new teams

In Phuket, the national campaign has now generated an investigation within its own enforcement structure. People stopped at the Thalang checkpoint are being sought as witnesses. The personnel who operated it have been removed from those duties.

For investigators, the next stage depends heavily on those complainants. Their statements must establish what happened after the urine tests. Investigators can then compare those accounts with existing witness evidence.

For the government, the anti-drug operation continues without the former team. The checkpoint system has not been suspended. Instead, Phuket changed the personnel while retaining the enforcement structure.

Two operations are therefore proceeding simultaneously in Thalang. One is the nationwide campaign against illegal drugs. The other is the investigation into personnel assigned to enforce it.

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Joseph Anthony is an expat from Ireland who has lived in Thailand for the last decade. He has worked extensively in the media including editorial positions in Ireland and Thailand. He is focused on economic and business stories in Thailand as well as the expat lifestyle.

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普吉岛爆发毒品检查站勒索丑闻，村民称身穿黑色制服的志愿防卫队成员索要高达15000泰铢的赎金才肯释放他们。普吉府府尹乔廷林·克尔德苏姆已撤换了整个塔朗小组，并替换了30名人员，调查人员正在收集证据。然而，这起事件远不止一个检查站那么简单。志愿防卫队是隶属于内政部的一支全国性准军事部队，负责治安和国家安全。关键在于，该检查站是总理兼内政部长阿努廷·查恩维拉库尔发起的全国性“90天行动”的一部分。该行动动员了所有府，并扩大了检查站的规模，旨在打击毒品、枪支、犯罪网络和有影响力的人物。现在，曼谷正在调查负责执行这项打击行动的人员。

普吉府府尹乔廷林·克尔德苏姆解散了一个国防军检查站小组，此前村民声称该小组成员在阿努廷开展禁毒行动期间索要高达15000泰铢的赎金才肯释放他们。（来源：考索德报）

普吉府府尹乔廷林·克尔德苏姆(Chotinrin Kerdsum)在塔朗(Thalang)地区发生多起严重敲诈勒索事件后，撤换了一支完整的志愿防卫队。这些指控涉及在地区检查站被拦下并接受尿检的村民。一些投诉者称，工作人员随后索要现金以换取他们的释放。据报道，索要的金额从6000泰铢到15000泰铢不等。

作为回应，原先的塔朗志愿防卫队已被撤换，由两支约30人的替代队伍接替。与此同时，省级调查人员正在询问证人并收集证据。目前尚未公布任何不当行为的调查结果。

此案已上报至曼谷内政部和政府总部。这也暴露了检查站背后全国性安全行动的规模。塔朗小组当时正值总理阿努廷·查恩维拉库尔下令开展全国禁毒运动之际执行任务。阿努廷作为内政部长，同时也是志愿国防军的总司令。

普吉岛检查站投诉曝光现金勒索事件，议员就塔朗案向官员施压。

这场争议于9月16日公开爆发。人民党普吉岛议员查勒蓬·桑迪公开了有关他朗县邦卓镇检查站的投诉。据报道，该检查站位于一家便利店附近。投诉者称，身穿黑色制服的人员是他朗志愿防卫队的成员。

据他们描述，驾车者被拦下并接受尿检。据称，检测结果呈阳性者被带到塔朗区政府后面的一栋建筑。一些投诉者称，在那里，他们被索要现金才肯离开。据称索要的金额差异很大。

其中一起投诉涉及一名男子最初索要15,000泰铢，但据称经过协商后降至12,000泰铢。该男子随后走上法庭，据称被罚款2,000泰铢。另一起投诉涉及一位年迈的父母，他的儿子在检查站被拦下。据报道，这对父母筹集了6,000泰铢才得以让儿子获释。

值得注意的是，这些指控涉及的是人们被拦截后发生的事情，而非检查站本身。毒品检测和拦截行动属于该部队的既定职责范围。调查的重点在于，有指控称该部队人员向其控制下的人员索要钱财。

随后，查勒姆蓬被要求接受全面调查。他还要求查明此类活动可能持续了多久。此外，人们还质疑更高级别的官员是否知晓任何不当行为。这些投诉很快传到了省级和国家级官员耳中。

内政部下令紧急调查普吉岛事件，政府承诺如果检查站指控属实将采取行动。

9月17日，内政部副部长沃拉西·良普拉西下令对此事展开紧急调查。他指示省行政部门和普吉岛官员查明事实。调查人员被要求审查事件经过和涉事人员的行为。普吉府府尹乔廷林也被指示澄清相关指控。

作为其中的一部分，普吉岛需要向内政部汇报进展情况。沃拉西特表示，无论责任人的级别高低，任何不当行为都将受到处罚。另一方面，官员们表示，如果证据不足以支持指控，相关人员应被公开澄清。因此，调查的目的是在得出结论之前查明事实。

到了周日，政府再次介入。政府副发言人普洛伊塔莱·拉克什米桑昌证实了内政部的另一项指示。她说，内政部副部长波尔佩拉·苏万纳查维已下令对这些投诉采取紧急行动。普吉府府尹和塔朗县长被要求调查此事并公开澄清。

与此同时，政府承诺，如果查明存在不当行为，将采取纪律处分。官员们表示，如果此类行为属实，对本组织而言是不可接受的。他们还重申了志愿防卫队人员的主要职责，包括协助行政官员和警察工作。

普吉岛撤换塔朗小组，调查人员寻找投诉人，审查范围转向全国范围。

省长乔廷林已证实，证人已接受询问。调查人员目前正寻求直接向声称被索要钱财的人员提供证词。省政府官员表示，这些证词对于完善证据至关重要。调查人员随后会将他们的证词与已收集到的其他信息进行比对。

普吉岛方面已采取行动。原先负责检查站行动的小组已被解散，并由两个新小组取而代之。这两个小组共约有30名人员。在调查人员对原小组进行审查期间，公共秩序和安全工作将继续进行。

此次人员更迭也确保了更广泛的禁毒运动得以继续开展。泰国志愿防卫队并非非正式的社区组织，而是隶属于内政部的一支全国性准军事部队，承担着法定的安全职责。其历史可以追溯到七十多年前。

该组织泰语名为Kong Asa Raksa Dindaen，通常简称为Or Sor。它根据1954年《志愿防卫队法》成立，隶属于省级行政部门，其组织架构覆盖全国各省、县级行政机构。

值得注意的是，内政部长担任该组织的最高指挥官。成员们与各省省长、区长、行政官员和警察并肩工作。他们的职责包括维护公共秩序和内部安全，并协助开展禁毒和其他执法工作。

志愿防卫队拥有警务和安全权力，而检查站工作是其职责的一部分。

根据1954年立法第16条，该部队承担若干法定职责。成员可以与行政官员或警察一起履行地方警务职能。他们还可以保护重要设施和交通路线。情报收集也是其职责的一部分。

此外，该部队人员还可在必要时支援泰国武装部队。在紧急情况或战时，该组织可作为准军事预备队，支持军事行动。因此，其职责远不止于日常警务工作。维护公共秩序和国家安全是其核心使命。

其现代执法角色同样广泛。该部队人员支持涉及非法毒品、枪支、人口贩运和非法劳工的行动，并协助打击有影响力的犯罪分子。在实践中，各单位经常与地区官员和警察并肩工作。

因此，检查站行动是志愿防卫队既定的工作内容。事实上，2026年志愿防卫队的训练就专门包括了检查站和拦截点的运作。训练内容还包括建筑物搜查、应对骚乱和反叛乱演习。禁毒行动也同样出现在内政部为志愿防卫队制定的作战指导方针中。

在这些职责范围内，成员可以协助拦截毒品运输并协助逮捕行动。他们还参与戒毒治疗和康复计划。因此，海军陆战队队员出现在塔朗毒品检查站并无不妥之处。争议的焦点在于他们在拦截人员后的行为。

阿努廷发起的为期90天的禁毒行动动员了所有省份，设立检查站并组建特别小组。

更广泛地说，该检查站是在曼谷下令开展的全国禁毒行动期间运作的。阿努廷根据政府的“90天行动”计划启动了当前的禁毒行动。该行动于7月1日在全国范围内展开，计划持续到9月30日。

根据阿努廷的指示，内政部常务秘书阿尔西特·桑潘塔拉特正式启动了这项行动。泰国各地府尹奉命同时动员各自府的警力。各府和县级政府也因此被纳入到一场协调一致的全国性行动中。

该计划融合了预防、执法、治疗和康复等多个方面。然而，其执法环节尤为引人注目。内政部明确要求设立检查站和拦截点，并指示每个省至少组建一支特警队。

因此，塔朗检查站并非普吉岛独创的执法模式，而是在一项覆盖全国所有府的行动中运作的。行政官员、警察和其他安保人员均根据同一项国家计划被动员起来。

政府在行动中也采用了强硬措辞。其口号呼吁官员们“维护公共秩序，摧毁毒品，打击犯罪分子”。政府还将此次行动描述为“一场决定性的禁毒战争”。官员们将非法毒品列为国家安全威胁。

全国禁毒行动打击贩毒网络，普吉岛加入全国执法行动

与此同时，曼谷方面已将毒品走私与跨国犯罪集团联系起来。各机构奉命整合情报、执法和边境安全行动，并加强国际合作。其既定目标之一是打击经由泰国运作的主要贩毒网络。

另一目标是防止泰国成为国际犯罪组织的过境路线。因此，“90天行动”的范围不仅限于街头毒品交易案件，还向上延伸至贩运网络、金融结构和跨境活动。

在7月正式启动之前，各项准备工作已经十分充分。6月份，内政部公布的数据显示，全国共有75165个村庄和社区达到无毒社区标准，其中55192个据称已达到政府设定的目标，占总数的73.43%。

在“90天行动”中，三个方面得到了加强。第一方面侧重于防止毒品流入社区。第二方面针对贩毒及相关犯罪活动。最后，第三方面侧重于对吸毒者进行治疗和康复。

普吉岛迅速成为这场行动的积极参与者。7月3日，执法人员在拉威地区开展了“90天行动”突袭。普吉府特警队与志愿防卫队人员共同参与了此次行动。两名嫌疑人被捕，警方缴获了冰毒。

普吉岛路边毒品检测早于全国性行动。塔朗检查站和执法力度加大。

早在7月之前，岛上就已实行路边毒品筛查。3月31日，在塔朗县班东寺外设立了一个检查站。县政府官员和志愿防卫队人员参与了此次检查。村领导、警察和医务人员也加入了他们的行列。

在这次行动中，执法人员拦截车辆并对驾驶员进行随机尿检。14人检测结果呈阳性。随后，12人接受了戒毒治疗，两名惯犯被捕。此次行动体现了行政部门在路边毒品筛查中发挥的重要作用。

在普吉岛其他地方，切尔恩塔莱（Cherng Talay）的另一个检查站查出19例尿检呈阳性。芭东纳奈路（Nanai Road）的一次行动又查出9例阳性。因此，路边检测在“90天行动”开始之前就已经存在。7月份的行动将这些检测纳入了更大规模的全国动员之中。

在全国启动11天后，波尔佩拉前往普吉岛。他于7月11日到访，正值全岛执法力度加大之际。他与府尹乔廷林和省行政部门官员一同参与了行动。值得注意的是，他的行程安排中也包括了塔朗地区。

官员们检查了涉嫌非法经营的大麻企业和公司。政府还将此次访问与阿努廷更广泛的执法计划联系起来。该计划的目标是打击毒品、非法企业和有影响力的人物。可疑的代理人商业结构也是打击目标之一。

随着曼谷扩大检查站行动，普吉岛成为内政部执法重点。

因此，普吉岛同时成为内政部多项行动的活跃战场。禁毒行动与对非法商业活动的调查并行开展。官员们还在审查代理人机构和其他涉嫌涉及外国利益的违规行为。

另一方面，曼谷在8月份加强了检查站政策。8月13日，阿努廷在一次安全研讨会上向省级行政官员和警察发表讲话。他命令各机构按计划继续开展“90天行动”。行政官员和警察被特别指示设立检查站。

这些检查站旨在打击非法毒品和枪支。阿努廷还下令加强省级官员、区级官员和警察之间的合作。因此，区长和派出所所长被要求开展联合执法行动。

打击目标范围广泛，包括非法娱乐场所、人口贩卖、网络赌博和网络犯罪，以及非法枪支。此外，官员们还被指示要重点打击有影响力的人物和非法企业。

志愿防卫队人员为该体系提供了本地人力。其遍布全国的组织架构使得省、县两级政府能够迅速部署安保人员。因此，志愿防卫队的行动范围已远远超出普吉岛，并参与了众多缉毒行动。

志愿防卫队加入全国缉毒行动，普吉岛勒索案仍局限于当地。

例如，今年7月，该部队人员参与了汶干省的一次缉毒行动。警方和其他机构也参与了此次行动。行动中缴获了20公斤冰毒。

此外，在沙功那空府的另一次缉毒行动中，警方逮捕了一名毒品嫌疑人，缴获了2020粒冰毒药片。这两次行动均发生在全国加强禁毒宣传期间。

其他省份动员了更大规模的联合力量。罗勇府为“90天行动”集结了约200名人员，其中包括行政官员、警察和缉毒人员。军方、卫生部门和地方政府人员也参与其中。

北榄府也启动了同样的全国性项目。因此，围绕他朗检查站的执法框架已覆盖泰国全境。但敲诈勒索的指控并非如此。目前没有任何证据表明其他地区也存在类似的投诉，也没有任何证据表明这些投诉与全国性行动有关。

这一区别是普吉岛调查的核心。国家政策授权并鼓励设立毒品检查站，但并未授权以现金换取释放。因此，调查的重点在于被派往塔朗行动的人员的行为。

普吉岛通过更换执法小组维持执法工作，同时调查人员正在审查索赔案件。

实际上，普吉岛已将这项调查与持续的执法工作分开。原先的调查小组已被撤换，目前由两个新的小组负责开展工作，约有30名人员参与其中。

与此同时，调查人员正根据证人证词和相关信息展开调查。目前已对多名证人进行了询问，但尚未获得投诉人的直接证词。省政府官员表示，这些证词对于全面评估至关重要。

此案也凸显了被调查人员的正式身份。尽管被称为志愿者，但这些成员在泰国国家安全体系中占据着特定的职位。他们隶属于内政部，并通过省级行政部门开展工作。

此外，履行职责的志愿者在刑法上被视为国家官员。因此，他们与普通的社区守望志愿者有着本质区别。他们的权力和责任源于其正式的国家身份。

他们的全国性职责也越来越受到关注。8月份，省行政部门命令各区区长加强安保行动，包括增设检查站、拦截点和巡逻队。

随着阿努廷扩大全国公共秩序行动，志愿防卫队承担了更广泛的安全角色。

志愿防卫队成员也参与了这些行动。行政官员、村长和村庄保安队也参与其中。行动内容包括打击非法毒品和枪支。公共场所、娱乐场所和其他高风险区域均在行动范围内。

在国家层面，阿努廷多次将禁毒列为政府执法工作的优先事项之一。他还指示各省省长和地区行政长官加强公共秩序维护工作。该部队作为一支遍布全国的现有力量，负责在地方层面执行这些指示。

该组织的职责范围远不止打击犯罪。其法定职责包括保护重要设施和交通要道，并履行情报职能。此外，其官方职责还包括保护和维护泰国的主要国家机构。

在泰国南部，外籍军团成员还要在更加危险的安全环境中执行任务。他们的职责包括直接支援反叛乱和其他安全行动。2026年的训练内容包括反叛乱演习和检查站执勤。

这种架构使该部队处于民事领土管理、警务和国家安全之间。其人员可以在日常执法中与警方并肩工作，也可以在必要时为军队提供支持。

调查人员重点关注现金勒索问题，普吉岛更换了缉毒小组，但全国禁毒行动仍在继续。

在此背景下，塔朗的指控涉及一个定义明确的问题。调查人员必须查明缉毒队人员是否向正在接受缉毒程序的人员索要钱财，以及谁收受了这些钱财。

此外，调查人员还必须确定是否还有其他人知晓所举报的活动。投诉人提到的金额是具体的，据称索要的金额从6000泰铢到15000泰铢不等。

据报道，其中一起案件的索要金额从15,000泰铢降至12,000泰铢，经协商后有所下降。另有一户人家据称找到了6,000泰铢。这些说法目前都需要直接证词和佐证。

目前，这些指控尚未得到证实。尽管如此，普吉岛已对检查站的运作方式进行了全面调整。原先的团队已经撤离，两个新任命的团队正在继续履行职责。

时机也颇为重要。此次调查正值“90天行动”的最后几周。这项全国性行动计划于9月30日结束，但其执法力量仍在全国范围内持续运作。

检查站和拦截点是这套机制的组成部分。省级特种作战队是另一组成部分。志愿防卫队人员与行政官员和警察一起提供人力支持。

塔朗的投诉者是关键证人，普吉岛在新的团队领导下继续运作检查站。

在普吉岛，这场全国性的反恐运动已在其执法机构内部引发调查。警方正在寻找在塔朗检查站被拦截的人员作为证人。负责该检查站运作的人员已被撤职。

对调查人员而言，下一步很大程度上取决于这些投诉人。他们的陈述必须能够说明尿检之后发生了什么。然后，调查人员可以将这些陈述与现有的证人证词进行比对。

对政府而言，禁毒行动在没有原班人马的情况下仍在继续。检查站系统并未暂停。普吉岛只是更换了人员，但保留了原有的执法架构。

因此，在塔朗，两项行动同时进行。一项是全国性的禁毒运动，另一项是对负责执行该运动的人员进行调查。

普吉岛副部长发起为期90天的打击大麻商店行动，此前人们对大麻销售的担忧加剧。

走私大麻出口活动迅速增长，英国截获了数千起游客走私大麻案件。

泰国警方发出警告，曼谷因大量大麻出口到国外而被查获，颜面尽失。

泰自豪党高层人物捍卫该党对大麻的立场，称其仅支持医用大麻。

波兰和德国官员在泰国查获大量大麻，给曼谷带来更大压力。

一对泰老混血夫妇在黎府因涉嫌贩卖海洛因而被捕，与被监禁的泰国航空公司空姐有关。

泰国女招待将因其行为受到惩罚，总理正努力缩小毒品走私漏洞

泰国和澳大利亚警方正在追查导致一名泰国航空公司空姐被捕的犯罪团伙。

约瑟夫·安东尼是一位来自爱尔兰的侨民，过去十年一直居住在泰国。他曾在爱尔兰和泰国的媒体行业担任过编辑职务，拥有丰富的媒体从业经验。他主要关注泰国的经济和商业新闻，以及侨民的生活方式。

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2026年9月10日，一名蒙面男子在巴吞他尼实施武装抢劫，劫走150万泰铢后焚毁了逃跑车辆。同日，一名持枪男子将六人困在一家泰泰银行内。

2026年9月10日，一名警官在儿子带领下向警方投降，他痛哭流涕，此前一天他刚刚杀害了自己的妻子。幼儿园枪击案以黎明时分的戏剧性投降告终。

选举委员会成员阻挠总理阿努廷·查恩维拉库尔平息参议院丑闻的努力 2026年9月16日

雀巢与亿万富翁马哈吉西里家族的合作关系于2026年9月15日演变为全面法律战。

2026年9月15日，在打击非法埋葬的新一轮行动中，四具遗体于周二从北柳府一处犹太人墓地被移走。

反对派警告：根据周一的一系列决定和判决，选举委员会的真面目暴露无遗 2026年9月15日

一名中国男子于1991年逃往泰国后被捕。该公司在他于2026年9月14日突然倒闭前几周筹集了资金。

泰国经济呈K型波动，许多人为了维持生计不得不减少食物和餐饮开支。（2026年9月14日）

民意调查显示，在当前紧张的政治氛围下，公众对以色列在泰国的不当行为感到担忧 2026年9月14日

前为泰党部长警告欧盟委员会成员，关键投票即将到来，他们可能很快就会受到评判（2026年9月13日）

泰国著名寺院爆出性丑闻和财务丑闻。住持及其女友聚敛巨额财富。2026年9月13日

泰国被誉为退休人士和数字游民的天堂，但官方却散布疑虑和不确定性 2026年9月12日

商务部长苏帕吉回应桑迪·林通库对新自由投资规则的抨击 2026年9月12日

泰国针对以色列的施压运动与街头抗议活动相结合，势头强劲 2026年9月12日

一名银行劫匪在曼谷一家度假村被捕。54岁的赛法·卡塞穆特曾有持械抢劫前科。2026年9月12日

前总理兼民主党领袖指出公众对选举委员会缺乏信任 2026年9月11日

2026年9月11日，由于政府查封或冻结超过200亿美元的资产，外国代理公司数量下降了81.77%。

阿瑜陀耶寺住持脱去僧袍，此前警方秘密潜伏数月后逮捕了寺庙高级官员 2026年9月10日

资深抗议领袖兼媒体大佬桑迪于2026年9月10日在以色列大使馆前发起街头抗议活动。

泰国部长阿努廷表示，美泰实质性贸易协议有望在阿努廷与特朗普通话后最终敲定（2026年9月10日）

2026年9月9日，芭堤雅一名警察在幼儿园内残忍地枪杀了妻子，随后在家中被警方包围。

泰国准备进入核电时代，计划在2037年前建成两座小型模块化反应堆（2026年9月9日）

受8月份通胀率2.53%的影响，汽油和柴油价格上涨。然而，市场信心预计在2026年9月9日也会上升。

全国范围内的调查目标是超过3.6万家与外国人有关联的土地公司和另外7000家拥有公寓的公司 2026年9月8日

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