Thailand

Royal Thai Police

Headed by a Commissioner General, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) is under the direct command of the Prime Minister. With a strength of about 230,000 officers, RTP’s main functions are to:

• Provide security to His Majesty the King, Her Majesty the Queen, the Heirs to the Throne, members of the Royal Family, the Regent, Royal Representatives, and Royal Guests;
• Direct and supervise the operation of all police officers to ensure quality service and compliance with the laws;
• Prevent and suppress crime;
• Maintain public order and national security;
• Assist the public;
• Perform other activities stipulated by Thai law;
• Carry out law enforcement activities as assigned by the Prime Minister in support of national development.

Headquartered in Bangkok, the RTP is divided into six broad groups:

1. Special Operations:

• Office of Royal Court Security Police;

2. Crime Prevention and Suppression:

• Metropolitan Police Bureau;
• Provincial Police Regions;
• Southern Border Provinces Police Operation Center;

3. Crime Prevention and Suppression Support;

• Central Investigation Bureau;
• Narcotics Suppression Bureau;
• Special Branch Bureau;
• Immigration Bureau;
• Border Patrol Police Bureau;
• Office of Forensic Science;
• Office of Information and Communication Technology;

4. Education:

• Police Education Bureau;
• Royal Police Cadet Academy;

5. Services:

• Police General Hospital;

6. Command and General Staff:

• Office of Police Strategy;
• Office of Logistics;
• Office of Human Resources;
• Office of Budget and Finance;
• Office of Legal Affairs and Litigation;
• Office of Police Commission;
• Office of Inspector General;
• Office of Internal Audit;
• Office of Police Secretary;
• Foreign Affairs Division;
• Public Affairs Division;
• Office of National Police Policy Board;
• Police Aviation Division;
• Disciplinary Division. 

INTERPOL Bangkok

The INTERPOL National Centre Bureau (NCB) for Thailand is part of the Foreign Affairs Division (FAD). The FAD Commander is also the Head of INTERPOL Bangkok, which is made up of three sub-divisions responsible for specific regions:

• INTERPOL and Coordination Sub-Division (Region 1): Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a geo-political and economic organization of ten countries located in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam;
• INTERPOL and Coordination Sub-Division (Region 2): North America, South America, East Asia, and Oceania;
• INTERPOL and Coordination Sub-Division (Region 3): Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.

Mission:

• Work with the INTERPOL General Secretariat, INTERPOL member countries, Embassies in Thailand and other domestic and international government agencies on criminal matters;
• Support and assist crime-suppression agencies;
• Work with relevant domestic crime-fighting agencies on extradition and mutual assistance;
• Cooperate with the Department of Correction and similar agencies on prisoner transfers;
• Provide assistance to foreigners in liaison with national law enforcement agencies;
• Assist fellow INTERPOL member countries in law enforcement–related activities.

Crime priorities:

• Trafficking in persons and people smuggling;
• Child exploitation;
• Drug trafficking;
• Cybercrime;
• Economic crime;
• Terrorism;
• Arms smuggling;
• Intellectual property crime.