8 killed and a million meth pills seized at Chiang Rai border with Myanmar

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The Thai troops shot and killed eight suspected drug traffickers and seized about a million methamphetamine pills on Thai soil, close to the border with Myanmar, in Mae Fah Luang district of the northern province of Chiang Rai lFriday night.

 

Troops from the Pha Muang task force were dispatched to the mountain village of Ban Liseh last night, after they received a tipoff that a drug caravan was about to cross the border from Myanmar into the Thai village.

 

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About ten men, several wearing backpacks and others carrying firearms, who are believed to have been guarding the drugs, were spotted. A Thai trooper ordered the intruders to stop for a search, only to be shot at by the guards.

 

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[vandeventer]

Thai troops don't play, good on you guys!!! We need to keep this <deleted> out on Thailand as it screws up so many lives.

[RichardColeman]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

after they received a tipoff that a drug caravan was about to cross the border from Myanmar into the Thai village.

small feed to ease the pressure on other drug runners and promote others in 'other establishments'

[Moonlover]

'The Thai troops returned fire, triggering a brief firefight. Because the encounter took place in the pitch dark, the troops waited until dawn before combing the area.

Eight men were found dead at the scene and several backpacks were found abandoned'.

 

So guess which side had the night vision scopes. 

[toofarnorth]

20 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

small feed to ease the pressure on other drug runners and promote others in 'other establishments'

I don't know that 10 men with drugs and others carrying firearms are small feed. But they did all get what they deserved.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, vandeventer said:

Thai troops don't play, good on you guys!!! We need to keep this <deleted> out on Thailand as it screws up so many lives.

The mules are dead, the drugs are still in Thailand, just in different hands now.

 

[Harveyboy]

job well done  ..drug dealers are the scum of the earth Don't RIP 

[Harveyboy]

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

I don't know that 10 men with drugs and others carrying firearms are small feed. But they did all get what they deserved.

give credit where its due..well done

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, vandeventer said:

Thai troops don't play, good on you guys!!! We need to keep this <deleted> out on Thailand as it screws up so many lives.

Under new management. Normal deliveries will resume shortly.

[Lantern]

Yes, good result all round.

[sanuk711]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

after they received a tipoff that a drug caravan was about to cross the border from Myanmar into the Thai village

Yes.............while they were sorting that out..one has to wonder how many pills were in the other Backpacks that took a different route into Thailand......

 

After watching "Braking Bad" a few years ago--They were having problems at the Mexican Boarder.

 

Makes you think why have the Lab in Myanmar

 

 

Edited May 30, 2022 by sanuk711

[rickudon]

Strange that in these encounters very rare that arrests are made or injured mules found, only dead ones. No witnesses to question about how many pills actually crossed the border....