Pha Mueang troops clashed with a caravan transporting drugs on the Mae Sai border, Chiang Rai Province, seizing 225 kilograms of ice.

Pha Muang Army Strengthening forces along the Mae Sai border, adding 2 additional operational teams. After a shootout occurred with a caravan transporting drugs. Mae Sai border area, Chiang Rai province, in the middle of the night. They discovered a group of approximately 10 drug smugglers carrying backpacks across the Ruak River into the Thai side. So he showed himself to request a search. But the group of people used an unknown type of weapon to shoot at the officers. A shootout ensued for about 5 minutes.

From an inspection of the area this morning (24 Sep. 2023), 9 green backpacks were found scattered at the scene. Inside was 225 kilograms of ice, so it was seized and sent to investigators at Koh Chang Police Station, Mae Sai District, for further legal action. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency