การศึกษาเรื่องการสืบสวนทางการเงินในคดียาเสพติด

Abstract

A study of financial investigation of narcotics cases aimed at analyzing (1) the results of the performance on financial investigation in drug cases, (2) the implementation on financial investigation and, (3) problems, obstacles, and development guideline on financial investigation of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board Region 5. The documents of financial investigation in drug cases from the final judgements of 3 cases were studied. In-depth interview was used with the officers related to the cases and questionnaire was a tool used to collect data. The results of the study can be concluded as follows. 1. Results from the financial investigation together with the investigation on the circumstances of the case can prove relationships among the group of offenders. Moreover, it can be used as the important evidence in drug cases because financial or property evidences were the action between person. It can reveal the period of offence and network information of the parties from people who made the transactions with the offender. Furthermore, it showed movement in assets which was beneficial for tracking the history of assets to use in the confiscation and prosecution. 2. The implementation for financial investigation of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board Region 5 started from investigating offenders while being arrested along with explaining the rights according to section 100/2 of narcotics act 2522 B.E. There were conferences among the officers to follow up and exchange issues on extended results investigation. Moreover, a secret agent was used to investigate basic information, auditing accounts of the offenders and detainee to track the financial route to be effectively used as evidences, and property inspection to find witnesses and evidences. Therefore, analyzing on extended results investigation will be one of the methods for creating sustainable solution of the problem. 3. Problems found on financial investigation in drugs cases of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board Region 5 including lack of knowledge for collecting and analyzing information on financial investigation, property inspection, and analyzing the connection between finance and property to extend results in drugs cases. Moreover, the operation on training and development to exchange and learn about the information analysis and investigation was inaccessible. The cooperation on basic investigation about transaction data with the financial institute was slow and ineffective. The operation guideline for narcotics policy was also ambiguous. The development in terms of knowledge about technology or programs and the law were out of dated. In terms of the development guidelines and recommendation, it was found that the investigation form of extended results financial investigation should be applied with other drugs cases as the financial or property evidences were the action between people who might be parties or offender of other cases. It also proved the relationship between the groups of offenders and led to the prosecution of the capitalist or the culprit because money and property were the significant factors which motivated people to carryout legal drug activity. Furthermore, there should be a command to nominate the team of narcotics officers and police officers in order that there are people who are responsible for the operation in each section which help create cooperation and team working.