Follow-up on the Follow-up on the Previous ARF Previous ARF Seminar on Seminar on Alternative Alternative

DevelopmentDevelopmentBy Mr. Pithaya JinawatBy Mr. Pithaya Jinawat

Narcotic Drugs Situation in Thailand

Narcotic drugs problem decreased (≈25% of narcotic drugs problem in 2002)

However, trend of narcotic drugs slightly increase during 2006-2007

Production of narcotic drugs exist in neighbouring countries

Trafficking of narcotic drugs into Thailand

Narcotic Drugs Situation in Thailand (cont’)

≈120 Drug networks (30,000 drug dealers) remain active

≈ 250,000 drug users/addicts exist ≈ 40,000 villager/community reported to have

drug problem (20% of total villages)

Comprehensive and Comprehensive and Balanced Strategy for Balanced Strategy for

Drug ControlDrug Control

Goal:Goal:

To declare Thailand as the To declare Thailand as the ‘Drug‘Drug

Production Free Country by Production Free Country by 2008’2008’

Road Map for Victory over Drugs

Road Map for Victory over Drugs

1st Phase: FEB - APR 2003Destroy illicit drugs cycle through area approach

2nd Phase: 1 MAY – 2 DEC 2003Rehabilitate & strengthen Kingdom’s Unity

3rd Phase: 3 DEC 03 – 30 SEP 04Maintain strong Kingdom’s Unity &

Communities for sustainable victory over drugs

4th Phase: (1 DEC 04 – 30 SEP 05)Monitor drugs abuse & epidemic and

maintain the sustainability

The 5th Phase of The 5th Phase of Roadmap of War on Roadmap of War on Drugs (2006-2008)Drugs (2006-2008)

Year 1: 2006 (1 Mar. - 30 Sep. 06) Year 1: 2006 (1 Mar. - 30 Sep. 06)

Solve the remaining problems, build Solve the remaining problems, build public confidence, and set up drug public confidence, and set up drug epidemic monitoring systemepidemic monitoring system

Year 2: 2007 (1 Oct. 06 - 30 Sep. 07) Year 2: 2007 (1 Oct. 06 - 30 Sep. 07)

Monitoring drugs situation and timely Monitoring drugs situation and timely response to establish sustainable victory response to establish sustainable victory over drugsover drugs

Year 3: 2008 (1 Oct. 07 - 30 Sep. 08) Year 3: 2008 (1 Oct. 07 - 30 Sep. 08)

Continue monitoring drugs situation and Continue monitoring drugs situation and maintain sustainable victory over drugsmaintain sustainable victory over drugs

Narcotics Control Narcotics Control StrategyStrategy

Supply Reduction Demand Reduction

Potential Demand

Management

MinistryAgencies

Implementing Implementing Alternative DevelopmentAlternative Development Integration of alternative development into Integration of alternative development into

the National Economic and Social the National Economic and Social

Development PlanDevelopment Plan

Establishment of Narcotic Drug Prevention Establishment of Narcotic Drug Prevention

and Control Plan in national, regional and and Control Plan in national, regional and

provincial level planprovincial level plan

Establishment of Provincial Operation Establishment of Provincial Operation

Centres for Combating Drugs in each Centres for Combating Drugs in each

province/district and local government province/district and local government

organizationorganization

Reactivation of a balanced approach to solve Reactivation of a balanced approach to solve

opium poppy cultivationopium poppy cultivation

Focus both on law enforcement and Focus both on law enforcement and

development:development:

Database development (Opium cultivation Database development (Opium cultivation

area and socio-economic survey)area and socio-economic survey)

Public awareness campaignPublic awareness campaign

Alternative development programs Alternative development programs

emphasizing on sufficient economy emphasizing on sufficient economy

principleprinciple People/community participationPeople/community participation

Implementing Implementing Alternative Development Alternative Development

(Cont’)(Cont’)

Opium eradication, the sanction and Opium eradication, the sanction and

prosecution of opium growersprosecution of opium growers

Joint opium monitoring andcontrol Joint opium monitoring andcontrol

mechanism comprising mechanism comprising

governmental agencies concerned, governmental agencies concerned,

local administrative organizations local administrative organizations

and people's organizationsand people's organizations

Implementing Implementing Alternative Development Alternative Development

(Cont’)(Cont’)

Cooperation on Illicit Cooperation on Illicit Opium Poppy Opium Poppy CultivationCultivation

Seminar on the Establishment of Seminar on the Establishment of

Market Information Systems for Market Information Systems for

Product Resulting from Alternative Product Resulting from Alternative

Development StrategiesDevelopment Strategies jointly jointly

organized by Thailand and Myanmar organized by Thailand and Myanmar

during 5-11 Dec. 06 in Yangon, during 5-11 Dec. 06 in Yangon,

Myanmar, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, Myanmar, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai,

ThailandThailand

Seminar on MISSeminar on MIS

Knowledge sharing activities were Knowledge sharing activities were

organized by organized by the Royal Project the Royal Project

Foundation, the Mae Fah Luang Foundation, the Mae Fah Luang

Foundation and the Highland Research Foundation and the Highland Research

and Development Institute (HRDI)and Development Institute (HRDI)

Key recommendation:Key recommendation: Support of government for MISSupport of government for MIS

Sharing updated information and Sharing updated information and

establishment of focal pointestablishment of focal point

Seminar on MIS (Cont’)Seminar on MIS (Cont’)

Cooperation between public Cooperation between public

sector and private sectorsector and private sector

Inclusion of AD products in Inclusion of AD products in

economic cooperation economic cooperation

mechanisms like GMS, ACMECs, mechanisms like GMS, ACMECs,

WTO and AFTAWTO and AFTA

Seminar on MIS (Cont’)Seminar on MIS (Cont’)

Doi Tung Project’s ProductDoi Tung Project’s Product

Hand-made fabric and carpetHand-made fabric and carpet

Seminar on MIS (Cont’)Seminar on MIS (Cont’)

Promotion of Promotion of International International CooperationCooperation

Cooperation on bilateral and Cooperation on bilateral and multilateral multilateral

basisbasis

Working closely with international Working closely with international

organizations such as ASOD, ACCORD, organizations such as ASOD, ACCORD,

UNODC etc.UNODC etc.