Pha Muang Task Force soldiers clashed with a drug caravan on the Mae Ai border in Chiang Mai Province. Six of the caravan members were killed and 1.3 million methamphetamine pills were seized.
Rangers from the Ranger Control Division, 3rd Army Operations Center, Pha Muang Task Force, inspected the clash with a drug caravan at a natural pass, Chong Doi Laem, Ban Huai Nam Yen, Tambon Tha Ton, Thai-Myanmar border, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province this morning. They found the bodies of the caravan that were shot dead scattered in the forest, a total of 6 bodies, along with 13 sacks, each containing 100,000 methamphetamine pills, totaling 1.3 million methamphetamine pills. All evidence was seized.
After the ranger task force patrolled along the footpath on Doi Laem in the middle of the night last night (September 6), they found a drug caravan of more than 10 people, carrying backpacks and fully armed, walking in and clashed for more than half an hour. The officers were safe, but it was nighttime, so they de
ployed forces to control the clash area. Another clash occurred in the early morning before the caravan retreated. The soldiers therefore went to inspect in detail again today (September 7). In addition to finding the bodies of the six drug caravan members who died and the backpacks containing methamphetamine, there were also traces of blood along the way. It is believed that the caravan members were shot and injured before fleeing across the border.
Over the past 9 months, there have been 26 clashes with the insurgents in the 5 border districts of Chiang Mai Province. Including this time, there have been 27 clashes. More than 20 people on the opposing side have been killed, and more than 80 million methamphetamine pills and 338 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine have been seized.
Source: Thai News Agency