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Transport Ministry overhauls airport anti-drug measures, says crew and passengers face same screening
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The Transport Ministry is overhauling measures to prevent drug smuggling through Thai airports, ordering the integration of intelligence data and modern technology to close loopholes and raise aviation security.
Key facts
- The ministry also stressed that current screening of airline crew is carried out under the same standards as passenger screening.
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- Phattrapong Phattraprasit, Deputy Transport Minister, said he had instructed Air Chief Marshal Manat Chavanaprayoon, director-general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), to urgently hold talks with relevant agencies to
- The order followed the case of a Thai Airways employee detained in Australia over alleged involvement in drug smuggling.
Summary
The ministry also stressed that current screening of airline crew is carried out under the same standards as passenger screening.
Phattrapong Phattraprasit, Deputy Transport Minister, said he had instructed Air Chief Marshal Manat Chavanaprayoon, director-general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), to urgently hold talks with relevant agencies to formulate solutions and strengthen measures against drug smuggling on international flights.