Topic: DRUGS - on August 29, 2002 at 1:39:34 AM CEST
P F U I - Thai government may produce 'nauseous' drugs as a deterrent
Thailand's government may circulate fake drugs to put users off by making them sick.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says the speed pills will make the drug unattractive and scare people off using them.
The Bangkok Post says the idea was proposed by Sitha Thiwaree, secretary to the deputy defence minister.
He told a drugs seminar the mainstream drug market will be destroyed by flooding it with the fake drugs at low prices or even free of charge.
The prime minister says the suggestion was made "in jest" but should still be considered by the Public Health Ministry .
Other ideas included rewarding informants who helped in drug busts, legalising softer drugs and using the assets seized from drug traffickers to finance anti-drugs operations. (via ANANOVA)
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