Thai troops kill eight suspected drug traffickers, seize 6.7 million meth pills

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Thai border security forces shot dead eight suspected members of a drug caravan and seized about 6.7 million methamphetamine or “ya baa” tablets in the jungle in Mae Fah Luang district of the northern province of Chiang Rai early morning Saturday.

 

The Thai troops, from the Pha Muang task force, were on a patrol about five kilometres from the Thai-Myanmar border when they came across about ten men, several of them armed, carrying heavy backpacks.

 

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They ordered the men, who they believed to be couriers and armed guards for a drug caravan, to stop for a search, only to find themselves being shot at. A ten minute firefight ensued.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-troops-kill-eight-suspected-drug-traffickers-seize-6-7-million-meth-pills/

 

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[RandiRona]

Is there going to be an enquiry regarding encounter of 8? ....I guess not since there is already a story from the Royal Thai Army!

[hotchilli]

Good to see the 6.7 million methamphetamine or “ya baa” tablets are in safe hands now.

[RichardColeman]

Going to take a wild guess that the photo is staged !

[thaibook]

so two got away. other side starts shooting, loses 8 dead and inflicts no casualties - seems as if Thai forces were prepared.  in any case, good shooting.

[digger70]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

They ordered the men, who they believed to be couriers and armed guards for a drug caravan, to stop for a search, only to find themselves being shot at. A ten minute firefight ensued.

This is their story , who can say Different .

Dead men don't Talk last time I checked.

[rbkk]

 

4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Going to take a wild guess that the photo is staged !

Yes! It does seem odd that they would lay paving stones on the smugglers secret routes.

[sanuk711]

Message to H/Q---Cpt we had to shoot some smugglers but we have recovered a hugh amount of Yarba pills--over 20 million.

 

Well done Sgnt 10 million pills you say----yes sir just over 6 million pills.

[SomchaiCNX]

6 hours ago, thaibook said:

so two got away. other side starts shooting, loses 8 dead and inflicts no casualties - seems as if Thai forces were prepared.  in any case, good shooting.

In the back of the head you mean?