Pubdate: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 Source: Bangkok Post (Thailand) Copyright: The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 2003 Contact: http://www.bangkokpost.co.th/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/39 Author: Yuwadee Tunyasiri SEIZE MORE ASSETS, THAKSIN URGES POLICE Anti-drug authorities must work harder to seize more assets belonging to traders, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday. Since the beginning of the war on drugs on Feb 1, authorities had arrested about 26,000 drug traders and producers and seized assets worth about 400 million baht. Also, 373 government officials with drug-trade links had been punished and action was being taken against another 390. "The total value of seized assets is still very small. We must do everything to find out where they have hidden their assets. Some of them have many wives, we have to check all of them. "We must go after all traders and producers. They are not suitable to be part of our society. They deserve to be put in jail. Drug traders who fight back must be dealt with decisively," he said. - --- MAP posted-by: Tom