"Deputy Jo" led the Metropolitan Police team together with the Narcotics Suppression Police to launch the "D.A.R.E. Police Teacher" training program. The participants serve as mentor teachers to strengthen national security and reduce social conflicts.
On 15 January 2026, Pol. Maj. Gen. Phonsak Surasit, Deputy Commander of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, presided over the opening ceremony of the 264th D.A.R.E. Police Teacher training program for fiscal year 2026 under the Metropolitan Police Headquarters. The training ran from 13 to 23 January with 48 participants. Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom, Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, assigned Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradej Thammasuthi, Deputy Commander of the Metropolitan Police (N.1-3), to oversee narcotics work. Also attending were Pol. Col. Sakya Saengwan, Deputy Commander of Metropolitan Police Division 1; Pol. Col. Suriya Chukiatsiri, Investigation Group Commander, Division 2; Pol. Col. Sutthiporn Sukkam, Investigation Group Commander, Division 3; Pol. Col. Anuwat Phoklad, Investigation Group Commander, Division 4; Pol. Col. Decha Promsuwan, Deputy Commander, Division 5; Pol. Col. Wisit Meunsuwan, Investigation Group Commander, Division 8; Pol. Col. Tochapon Nimmamo, Investigation Group Commander, Division 9; Pol. Col. Ruethai Pandam, Deputy Commander of the Metropolitan Police Intelligence Division; and Pol. Lt. Natthakorn Kasikornmethakul, Sergeant Major, Metropolitan Police Intelligence Division, Narcotics Suppression Operations Center, who attended the ceremony at Kantary House Hotel, Ramkhamhaeng, on 13 January.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradej stated that today’s society is rapidly evolving across economic, social, and political spheres, especially with advancements in information technology. These changes impact behaviors and lifestyles, particularly concerning narcotics, which are an international threat affecting society and public attitudes toward core national institutions. This could extend to the country's security, making it necessary to build social immunity, adjust attitudes, and develop morality and ethics among students, youth, and the general public.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradej added that the Royal Thai Police recognizes the importance of these issues and assigned the Metropolitan Police Headquarters, in cooperation with the Narcotics Suppression Police, to lead efforts using community and mass relations police (D.A.R.E. teachers) in Bangkok as intermediaries to organize this training. The program will conclude within 10 days. Graduates will act as mentor teachers, transferring knowledge to fellow police officers, local communities, as well as students in schools and educational institutions where D.A.R.E. teachers already provide training. Additional content will focus on constructive use of technology to reduce social conflicts, foster national unity and love, strengthen national security, and sustainably solve drug problems.
