CHIANG MAI – Northern Thailand’s Pha Muang Task Force has for the first time found methamphetamine pills stamped with the “Labuboo” logo after a clash with a border drug convoy in Fang district. Troops seized 1.2 million yaba tablets, and six suspects were killed.
On 27 Oct 2025, Colonel Meechai Nilsat, deputy commander of the Pha Muang Task Force, led officers and partner agencies to inspect the scene near Ban Muang Chum, Mon Pin subdistrict, Fang, Chiang Mai.
They confirmed the seizure of 1,200,000 meth pills and two firearms. The operation followed intelligence that traffickers planned to move drugs through the area, so three patrol teams from the 4th Cavalry Company, Chaiyanuphap Task Force, were deployed.
Troops spotted a group of 8 to 9 men carrying multiple green rucksacks as they crossed the Pang Tong bridge. Officers signalled them to stop for a search, but the group opened fire with unknown weapons. A firefight lasted about five minutes. All Thai personnel were safe. Six members of the trafficking group were found dead at the scene.
Officers recovered eight green backpacks containing 1,200,000 yaba tablets. Packaging on this shipment carried a “Labuboo” stamp, the first time authorities have encountered and seized pills marked with this label. The evidence was handed to the Fang Police Station for legal action.
From 1 October to the present, the Pha Muang Task Force has disrupted drug trafficking 37 times, arresting 44 suspects. Seizures total 19,624,474 meth pills, 1.2 kilograms of heroin, 545 kilograms of crystal meth, and 1.5 kilograms of opium. There have been five armed clashes with traffickers, with seven suspects killed.
