CHIANG RAI, April 2 (TNA) – Police seized more than 100 grenades and 6,000 M16 bullets destined for Myanmar and arrested six suspects including an air force sergeant.

 

Inspecting the weapons at the Mae Sai police station in Mae Sai district of the northern province, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Suchart Theerasawat said Mae Sai detectives seized the weapons at a private delivery company in Wiang Phang Kham sub-district of Mae Sai.

 

Police also impounded vehicles and arrested the six suspects aged 28-36 including a flight sergeant first class.

 

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5.56 or 223 calibre ammunition is not specifically for use in M16 rifles only ! 

so that's one shipment that will not reach opponents to the Myanmar military.

1 hour ago, tgw said:

so that's one shipment that will not reach opponents to the Myanmar military.

or more likely drug traffickers.

That 100 bangers with some ammo sure could have put some hurt on. 

10 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

or more likely drug traffickers.

 

which also are opponents to Myanmar's regime.
many of the paramilitary groups in the north sell drugs to finance their militias

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Theerasawat said Mae Sai detectives seized the weapons at a private delivery company in Wiang Phang Kham sub-district of Mae Sai.

And the delivery address was ????????

Thought they may have turned a blind eye ?

4 hours ago, natway09 said:

Thought they may have turned a blind eye ?

One can only hope.

23 hours ago, tgw said:

so that's one shipment that will not reach opponents to the Myanmar military.

Why do you assume that it was going to the opponents of the Myanmar military?

 

It may have been going to the Myanmar military.

12 hours ago, tgw said:

22 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

or more likely drug traffickers.

 

which also are opponents to Myanmar's regime.
many of the paramilitary groups in the north sell drugs to finance their militias

 

But they are small fry compared with the Tatmadaw.

On 4/2/2021 at 11:11 AM, snoop1130 said:

Police also impounded vehicles and arrested the six suspects aged 28-36 including a flight sergeant first class.

 

...if a flight sergeant class is involved, i assume the maymar's army is the sponsor