Provincial Police Region 5 has risen to first place in Thailand, sweeping three major awards for outstanding drug suppression and investigative performance.
On 28 Oct 2026 at 09:00, at the Sriyanont Room, 2nd Floor, Royal Thai Police Headquarters, Police Major General Thanarat Chumsawat, Deputy Commander of Provincial Police Region 5, along with Police Colonel Thaksin Chantawong, Deputy Commander of the Investigation Division, and Police Colonel Thawatchawong Chookitchakun, Commander of Investigation Unit 3, participated in the award ceremony for outstanding drug prevention and suppression performance for fiscal year 2026. Police General Itthipol Atchariyapradit, Deputy Commissioner of Police and Director of the Center for Drug Prevention and Suppression at the Royal Thai Police, honored the event as the ceremony chairman.
At this award ceremony, Provincial Police Region 5 (PPR 5) delivered excellent results, receiving the top national award for outstanding drug command and suppression at the police command level.
Additionally, the Investigation Division of Provincial Police Region 5 (Investigation Division PPR 5) secured two more major awards: first place for outstanding promotion and investigation at the division level, and first place for outstanding investigative unit at the unit level for 2026. These honors reflect their dedicated and tangible success in intensively combating drug trafficking in the Northern region.