"Anutin" uses his day off to visit Buriram, inspecting a joint police-administrative checkpoint without prior notice. Officers request to search the PM's vehicle — both front and rear. He asks, "Did you find anything?" The officer replies, "Nothing, sir." He then asks again about checkpoints in the area in general, and gets the answer: "Only drugs, sir."
On 16 August, reporters indicated that Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, used his holiday to conduct a personal inspection tour to visit and monitor the performance of officials across various provinces. On the same day, the Prime Minister traveled to Buriram Province without notifying anyone of his schedule in advance.
At 11:00 a.m., the Prime Minister's vehicle stopped to inspect the joint checkpoint located in front of Ban Dan Police Station, Ban Dan District, Buriram Province. The checkpoint is a joint operation between administrative authorities and police, in line with government policy and the Prime Minister's directive to establish district-level checkpoints to prevent and suppress criminal activity — particularly searches for firearms and narcotics. During the visit, police and administrative officers stationed at the checkpoint requested permission to search the Prime Minister's vehicle, inspecting both the front and rear of the car in accordance with standard operating procedures.
After the search, Anutin asked the officers, "Did you find anything?" The police officer replied, "Nothing, sir." The Prime Minister then followed up: "I mean at the checkpoints set up around here in general." The police officer responded, "Only drugs, sir."
