"One Kilo Clause" Eliminated from U.S.-Thailand as Obstacle for Eligibility for Prisoner Transfers

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Wednesday, May 1, 1996
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
12
Issue: 
5
197
Abstract: 
On March 28, 1996, Thomas P. Purey, Consul General, U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand announced the elimination of the "one kilo clause" that prohibited the transfer to the U.S. of American prisoners in Thailand who had more than one kilo of heroin...(more)