Police Award 107 Units for Outstanding Drug Suppression
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The Royal Thai Police presented awards for exceptional performance in drug prevention and suppression on October 28, 2026, at the Royal Thai Police Headquarters. Deputy Commissioner Pol. Gen. Saran Nuanma assigned Pol. Lt. Gen. Itthiphol Atchariyapradit, Deputy Commissioner and Director of the Narcotics Suppression Command Center, to chair the meeting, which was attended by Pol. Maj. Gen. Kritsada Kanchanalongkorn, Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Director of the Center, along with relevant officials both in person and via video conference.
Before the meeting, the Command Center presented 107 plaques of honor to units with outstanding performance in drug suppression and prevention. For drug suppression in 2026, 17 awards were given: eight at the Provincial Police Region level — Regions 5, 7, and 8; three at the Provincial Police Command level — Provincial Police, Chiang Mai Provincial Police, Phayao Provincial Police, and Samut Sakhon Provincial Police; and four at the Police Station level — Mueang Tak Station (Tak Provincial Police), Mae Wa Station (Chiang Mai Provincial Police), Hua Thale Station (Chaiyaphum Provincial Police), and Ban Kaeng Station (Chaiyaphum Provincial Police). Two awards for outstanding investigation units went to the Investigation Division of Provincial Police Region 5 and the 3rd Battalion of the Investigation Division of Provincial Police Region 5.
For drug prevention, awards were given to Sustainable Tambon (sub-district) operational teams and community/village units under the Metropolitan Police Bureau and Provincial Police Regions 1–9 participating in the project, totaling 90 awards: 30 at the Excellent level, 30 at the Very Good level, and 30 at the Good level.
The Warin Chamrap Police Station’s Sustainable Tambon operational team (Provincial Police Region 4) received an Excellent-level award. Pol. Lt. Col. Kitti Kaewthongkham, Superintendent of Warin Chamrap Station, accepted the award on behalf of the team. He credited the success to cooperation among local government agencies, community leaders, and residents working together to sustainably solve drug problems in their communities and return youth to society drug-free, adding that the project has made the Royal Thai Police a law-enforcement organization trusted by the public.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Itthiphol praised the honored units for their contributions to reducing the spread of narcotics, suppressing drug-trafficking networks of all kinds, and building public confidence in law enforcement.
