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Thailand Intensifies Transnational Cannabis Smuggling Crackdown

Thai authorities are ramping up efforts to combat cross-border cannabis trafficking following Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's rejection of allegations regarding the issue.

13 Jul The Phuket Express

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