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Thai PM Anutin stopped at Buriram checkpoint for gun, drug search
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The operation was carried out in line with Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s policy to step up efforts to control firearms and prevent their spread in society.
Key facts
- The operation was carried out in line with Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s policy to step up efforts to control firearms and prevent their spread in society.
- While officers were conducting searches, Anutin, who was in the area for official duties, was also stopped and searched like other members of the public.
- These include a shooting at a school allegedly carried out by a 14-year-old, an incident in which the son of a prominent politician allegedly used a gun to hit a fellow student, and the shooting of Pol Col Thongchai Yenprasert, a former
- Previously, the prime minister ordered a halt to the issuance of firearm purchase permits, known as Por.3, and firearm possession permits, known as Por.4, until the Cabinet decides otherwise.
Summary
While officers were conducting searches, Anutin, who was in the area for official duties, was also stopped and searched like other members of the public.
The prime minister asked officers, “Did you find anything?”