National Police Chief Orders Nationwide Drug Crackdown and Public Engagement

National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Saran Nualma chaired the fifth National Police Office administrative meeting of 2026 at the Royal Thai Police headquarters on October 30. The meeting was attended by deputy commissioners, the commissioner-general, assistant commissioners, deputy commissioners-general, and commanders or representatives from all command divisions nationwide.

Pol. Gen. Saran expressed gratitude to the leadership for their collaborative administration efforts. He then issued policy directives emphasizing that police officers must go into communities to listen closely to public concerns, leading to targeted problem-solving. He also stressed that when incidents occur, police must reach the scene with utmost speed.

Regarding drug suppression, Pol. Gen. Saran ordered an expansion of arrests to completely dismantle drug network structures from top to bottom, including street-level dealers in local areas. He further instructed all relevant unit commanders to urgently resolve investigator staffing shortages in a concrete manner.

Prior to the administrative meeting, Pol. Gen. Saran presided over a ceremony awarding honorary insignia (Marksmanship Badges) to six assistant commissioner-level officers. Three recipients attended today: Pol. Lt. Gen. Nithithon Chintakanan, Assistant Commissioner; Pol. Lt. Gen. Phisit Tanprasert, Deputy Commissioner-General; and Pol. Lt. Gen. Kritthaphol Yisakorn, Deputy Commissioner-General.