Thailand Renews Deep South Emergency Decree for 85th Consecutive Time

By: WNEWS247 Editorial Staff

Published: July 17, 2026

Updated: July 18, 2026

BANGKOK, THAILAND — Thailand’s Cabinet approved a three-month extension of the Emergency Decree covering the country’s southern border provinces on Tuesday, July 14, keeping special security measures in place across most of Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala provinces through October 19, 2026.

Jason J. Wagg (Photo courtesy of the Hampton Police Department)
Jason J. Wagg (Photo courtesy of the Hampton Police Department)

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.

According to a Hampton Police Department Facebook post issued that morning, officers asked residents to avoid the area near Ann’s Lane and Mill Road while the operation was underway, noting that a law enforcement presence staging near Hampton Academy did not pose a threat to the school.

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.

Jason J. Wagg was taken into custody at his residence on Ann’s Lane after officers, aided by the Seacoast Emergency Response Team and the Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, executed a high-risk search and arrest warrant. Police said that before serving the warrants, they were already aware Wagg had barricaded himself inside and had placed weapons throughout the house.