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Drugs Runners Intercepted in Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai

Jeff Tomas
Last updated: October 25, 2024 10:11 am
Jeff Tomas - Freelance Journalist
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Maj. Gen. Prawat Phopsuwan, commander of the Pha Muang Task Force inspects drugs seized by soldiers- CTN Image
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As Residents of Chiang Rai Province struggle to recover from the worst flooding in 60 years, the Pha Muang Task Force has been patrolling the northern border to prevent drug gangs from exploiting the situation.

On September 16th, Maj. Gen. Prawat Phopsuwan, commander of the Pha Muang Task Force, said soldiers came across a caravan of men in Ban Mae Kham Noi, Village 18, Tambon Thet Thai, Amphoe Mae Fah Luang, Chiang Rai. The soldiers ordered the men in the caravan to stop, but instead, they opened fire on the soldiers.

Maj. Gen. Prawat stated that the clashes occurred at approximately 3a.m., a.m and after the firefight ended, soldiers called for backup and waited until daybreak to investigate the firefight zone.

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Soldiers seized one million methamphetamine pills

Upon a survey of the firefight ar, ea soldiers discovered approximately 1 million methamphetamine pills in the forest area.

The class 1 narcotics (methamphetamine) were found in 5 rainbow straw sacks that had been converted into backpacks. Opene,d they revealed about 200,000 methamphetamine pills inside each sack, totaling about 1 million methamphetamine pills.

The soldiers secured the drugs and later handed them over to the Mae Fah Luang Police Station investigators.

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