Wat Tham Krabok in April 2003. This action was undertaken despite elements of the Thai military—many of whose officers were sympathetic to the Laotian and Hmong dissidents, insurgents and resistance fighter groups—allegedly, continuing to actively help to provide weapons and logistical support to Laotian and Hmong groups in Laos who oppose the communist government in Vientiane. The Thai military and police fenced in the Hmong at Wat Tham Krabok with concertina wire in an effort to monitor and control entrance to it, before they were able to immigrate to the US in 2004 and 2005. The area is no longer fenced. Wat Tham Krabok's role as an alleged conduit for weapons and military support to Lao and Hmong military insurgents and dissident groups ended at Wat Tham Krabok and elsewhere in Thailand. Wat Tham Krabok became an official wat (temple) in 2012. Vichien Gitiwanno (Luang Por Vichien) was named the first abbot of Wat Tham Krabok as an official temple recognized by the Thai government. The number of detox patients reached to 110,312 by the end of 2015. References External links Wat Tham Krabok Monastery Official Web Site. Center for Public Policy Analysis: Research on Forced Repatriation of Lao and Hmong refugees, Human Rights Violations in Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. "Yearning to be Hmong". "Derivations of the Hmong Diaspora". "Acts of Betrayal: Persecution of Hmong", by Michael Johns, National Review, October 23, 1995. Religious organizations established in 1958 Tham Krabok Buddhist caves in Thailand Hmong Addiction organizations in Thailand 1958 establishments in Thailand