One drug suspect killed in Chiang Mai gunfight

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One drug suspect killed in Chiang Mai gunfight
The Nation

CHIANG MAI: -- Narcotics suppression police yesterday killed one drug-trafficking suspect and arrested two others during a sting operation in Chiang Mai's Mae Taeng district, senior police officer Pol Lt-Colonel Sakorn Kaewsa said. Police also seized 120,000 methamphetamine pills in the operation.

Sakorn said an ambush had been set up after police decoys contacted some drug traders and arranged to buy 120,000 meth pills for Bt4 million. The exchange was to be held at a bridge near Moo 3 village in Mae Taeng district's tambon Khilek on the Chiang Mai-Pai Road.

When the suspects arrived at the spot in a pickup truck, police officers emerged from their hiding place and demanded they halt for a search.

The dealers fled, and one of them, identified later as Somkiat Assawamethi, 27, began shooting at the police. Police shot back, hitting Somkiat twice in the chest and once in the head, the officers said.

The other two suspects, Prateep Laohang, 22, and Uraiporn Yangyuenpiyarat, 38, both surrendered. Police say all three suspects are ethnic Hmong. The meth pills were found in the rear of the truck.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/One-drug-suspect-killed-in-Chiang-Mai-gunfight-30271428.html


-- The Nation 2015-10-23

[soalbundy]

Good

[jimstar1]

He fired warning shot between his Eyes Got just deserts im afraid

[anon467848]

If he was running away, how could the police have shot him in the chest, surely it would have been the back? A head shot to stop him squealing?

[Chicog]

If he was shooting at police my guess would be he wasn't facing away from them.

If.

[ClutchClark]

If he was running away, how could the police have shot him in the chest, surely it would have been the back? A head shot to stop him squealing?

Yeah, thats it...OR, when police attempted to arrest the suspects, one of the bad guys started firing at police and police fired back and killed him.

The problem with your version, albeit entertaining for dimestore Crime novel fans is that its not good business to kill guys. It makes alot of bad publicity and its also rather difficult to make any future shakedowns on a dead guy.

Edited October 24, 2015 by ClutchClark