webfact Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Drug clash in Nan leaves 11 soldiers and police injuredNAN: -- Eleven soldiers and police were injured as the combined force encircled a suspected target in a village in the jungle area of Nan province but was fired upon by drug traffickers.One of the injured is Col Sethaphol Kettem, chief-of-staff of the Army’s 38th Army Area.The colonel who led the combined force in the mission at Huey Labaoya in Village Group 10 of Tambon Sanien in Muang district of Nan province was shot on the chest.He was later flown in Army’s C130 transport plane for immediate surgery at Phramongkutklao Hospital this morning.Spokesman of the Nan-based Internal Security Command Operations Col Wattana Chanohaichit said this morning that the combined force led by Col Sethaphol sealed off a village in bid to arrest a drug trafficking gang yesterday.But as the soldiers and police tried to move in a suspected house, they were fired upon by shotguns, wounding 11 of them.The traffickers then managed to escape into the jungle surrounding the village.All the injured were taken to Nan hospital for the treatment.But the colonel who was seriously injured was later transferred to Bangkok this morning for immediate surgery and he is now in a safe condition.Government troops are still hunting the fugitive drug traffickers. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/160609 -- Thai PBS 2016-04-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Wait. A combined force of army and police encircle a village and STILL the drug gang escape? Only a week or so ago 30 drug traffickers also fled back to Laos when they were caught by a combined police and army force. Do the army ever carry out assessments as to why these operations go so embarrassingly and dangerously wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzman Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Well if the army can't take on a small gang of drug dealers , what hope do they have of defending their country. Geez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinEddie Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 "One of the injured is Col Sethaphol Kettem, chief-of-staff of the Armys 38th Army Area." Mafia wars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 PM orders massive hunt of drug traffickersBANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today ordered the massive hunt of the drug trafficking gang responsible for the shooting that left 11 troopers injured in Nan province yesterday.In response to question by reporter of yesterday’s clash with the drug traffickers, Gen Prayut he has already ordered a massive dragnet to bring them for trial.One of the injured was an army colonel.His condition is now described by doctors as out of danger at King Mongkut hospital in Bangkok.Today a combined force of 400 soldiers, police and district officials joined the massive manhunt at several suspected villages in Nan.A number of drugs was seized.Several spent shotgun shells were also found at yesterday’s clash site where the 11 soldiers and police were injured.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/160632 -- Thai PBS 2016-04-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 so more than 11 Thais from the frickin' Army armed with M16 and M4 rifles and small arms can't surround a house and blast the <deleted> out of a few guys with shotguns? i thing these guys should lose their parachute medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 not much of a (surrounded) sealed off ! they escaped was the Col hit by a pellet from shot gun? or was friendly fire responsible ? haven't these soldiers and police ever used flash bangs grenades, fired from a safe distance , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Drugs are all over Thailand. But the money launders and people of influence control it. So forget about stopping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgydownunder Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Mickey Mouse operation but......... full credit to Colonel Sethaphol Kettem for being at the front line with his troops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Well if the army can't take on a small gang of drug dealers , what hope do they have of defending their country. Geez! Students are generally unarmed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 as the combined force encircled a suspected target Maybe some friendly fire? Or Men in Black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 probably the result of a poorly planned operation and a tip-off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macksview Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 i think the intrepid nan drug runners may be a bit under estimated. parts of nan have been 'no go' zones for many years. i will leave it up to the lads on this forum who are experienced infantry minor tactics merchants to bide their time then comment. it would be interesting to see the command group plans for this operation, because the imt blokes comments would be compulsory reading. spoken by a ex military non armed corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The plonkers couldn't close an umbrella. God help them if a real war ever starts, the enemy would roll over them in a matter of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macksview Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The plonkers couldn't close an umbrella. God help them if a real war ever starts, the enemy would roll over them in a matter of days. harsh, their uniforms look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 And again! http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/912015-police-stings-net-three-drug-gang-members-but-leader-escapes-in-handcuffs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 No bullet-proof vests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 They should just stick with pensioners playing bridge and a few students protesting about whatever students protest about, much safer for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Wait. A combined force of army and police encircle a village and STILL the drug gang escape? Only a week or so ago 30 drug traffickers also fled back to Laos when they were caught by a combined police and army force. Do the army ever carry out assessments as to why these operations go so embarrassingly and dangerously wrong? Now you know why the Cambodians kick their axxes so easy at times. No cojones to do the job.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 These joint operations are always going to go wrong. The police and army are in competition in Thailand and don't want to work together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The worst, or best, outcome would be all the drug runners are killed in the fire fight......but there wasn't a fire fight by the look of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhream Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The Wehrmacht were on 'Ya ba' in a few WW2 campaigns. So much for the image of stoner drug dealers. They handed the pros their arse, without training in COIN or jungle warfare, and less firepower. Still convinced drugs m'bad? Science and history says, wake up world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhream Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Wait. A combined force of army and police encircle a village and STILL the drug gang escape? Only a week or so ago 30 drug traffickers also fled back to Laos when they were caught by a combined police and army force. Do the army ever carry out assessments as to why these operations go so embarrassingly and dangerously wrong? Now you know why the Cambodians kick their axxes so easy at times. No cojones to do the job.. The whole 'never been conquered/colonised' is a myth. They waved the japs in after 3 days skirmishing (we should have punished them for that after the war!) 'Invitation' was their only choice -the Japs would have wiped them out in a week. The now maligned Burmese, were once a local superpower. They owned the little strutting bantams more than once, and stuck around for a few centuries to extract the spoils. Or maybe other peoples history is just a drug induced dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 No bullet-proof vests? Not needed. Chests already coveted in metal medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 so more than 11 Thais from the frickin' Army armed with M16 and M4 rifles and small arms can't surround a house and blast the <deleted> out of a few guys with shotguns? i thing these guys should lose their parachute medals. They'll be swapping them for Purple Hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Is this level of competence surprising? No Is it surprising that they allow this news story to get out with apparently no sense of shame or embarrassment? Yes, amazing. Does no-one feel there might be loss of face here somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealthychef Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 So the misguided war on drugs is being fought in Thailand with the same results as everywhere else. Just legalize them and tax them and you will be far better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krobert6 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The plonkers couldn't close an umbrella. God help them if a real war ever starts, the enemy would roll over them in a matter of days. I think that happened when the Japanese came through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 The Nan area has a coloured past and it seems the reputation still exists. When I visited there several years ago, it seemed that the locals had a different attitude about a few things, that other places in Thailand have different view of. I missed out on buying a few silver products, for a pretty cheap price for the good quality of the belts and pots. I guess the Thai police and soldiers have to get a more serious attitude about dealing with drug houses, and operations. Come on, it is the 21 century, and Thailand has had issues in this field for quite a long time. It is a shame that some people were injured in their operation. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 The worst, or best, outcome would be all the drug runners are killed in the fire fight......but there wasn't a fire fight by the look of it! Nah, you're wrong. There WAS fire but no fight! Something about a paper bag comes to mind. Oops sorry, I've just got to stop this realistic cynicism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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