Rangers clash with drug caravan, seize 500,000 methamphetamine pills

Chiang Mai, Rangers, 3201st Battalion Mae Ai, 3rd Army Region, Pha Mueang Division. Clashing with the drug trade While being transported through a natural channel at Ban Pa Kui, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province, 500,000 methamphetamine tablets were seized. Ranger officers, Battalion 3201, Ranger Control Division Army Region 3 Operations Center, Pha Mueang Division Came to identify the scene of the incident in the natural channel area of ??Ban Pa Kui, Village No. 3, Tha Ton Subdistrict, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province, and seized modified backpacks that had been left on the side of the road. Inside were 4 backpacks of Class 1 narcotics or methamphetamine, containing a total of 500,000 methamphetamine tablets. The seizure of drugs this time occurred after officials learned that there was a drug trafficking ring that was smuggling drugs into Thailand. Using the walking route from the border of neighboring countries. Passed through the natural channel in the Ban Pa Kui area. Therefore, forces were dep loyed and patrols were deployed to monitor and inspect. Even in the early morning hours of the past Or around 5:20 a.m., they saw 3-5 suspicious men walking past carrying backpacks. The officers then showed up to request a search. But instead, the group of people used an unknown type of firearm to shoot at them. Until there was an exchange of fire for approximately 3 minutes, with all officers safe. As for the culprit, he used the darkness and his expertise in the area to escape. Source: Thai News Agency