Subdistrict Admin Official Caught Using Fake Urine in Drug Test

Matichon•Society•2d ago

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A Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) office chief has been apprehended for attempting to falsify a drug test by using another person's urine, ultimately testing positive for methamphetamine after a re-test.

•The head of the SAO office in Mukdahan province was caught attempting to use someone else's urine to evade a drug test.
•Authorities discovered the scheme when the official was found with a concealed urine sample.
•After being forced to provide a new sample, the official tested positive for methamphetamine.
•The individual has been charged with illicit drug use.

Overview

•On May 28, officials from Dong Luang District, Mukdahan province, investigated a report of a local government official involved with narcotics.
•Officials inspected the office of an SAO in Dong Luang District.
•The head of the SAO office, identified as Mr. P., exhibited suspicious behavior related to drug use.
•Mr. P. was found to be concealing another person's urine within his pants to falsify a drug test.
•Officials controlled Mr. P. and ordered a new urine sample collection in their presence.
•The initial drug test on the new sample showed a positive result for illicit substances.
•A confirmatory test at Dong Luang Hospital also confirmed the positive result for methamphetamine.
•Mr. P. was charged with use of illicit drugs (methamphetamine) and taken for further interrogation and legal proceedings.

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Key Entities

Person

Prasitthichai Suwankharsri(นายประสิทธิชัย สุวรรณไขศรี)

The District Chief of Dong Luang in Mukdahan province who ordered the inspection.

Major Chat Chotichuchai(นายหมวดตรีชัช โชติชูชัย)

The Sub-district Chief responsible for security affairs in Dong Luang, who participated in the operation.

Organization

Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB)(ป.ป.ส.)ℹ️

The anti-narcotics agency whose officers were involved in the operation to investigate the official.

Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) Mukdahan(อบต. มุกดาหาร)

The local government body where the incident of the official attempting to falsify a drug test occurred.

Place

Dong Luang District(อำเภอดงหลวง)

The district in Mukdahan province where the incident took place and where the authorities conducted their investigation.

Mukdahan Province(จังหวัดมุกดาหาร)ℹ️

The province in Thailand where the Subdistrict Administrative Organization and the district of Dong Luang are located.

Law

Ya Ba (Methamphetamine)(ยาบ้า)ℹ️

The specific type of drug for which the suspect was tested and later confirmed positive.