Soldiers clash with 8 dead bodies of drug gangs while they are imported to Thailand in Chiang Rai

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30 Apr 2022 09:48 a.m.

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Pha Muang forces clash with drug caravans, 8 dead at Mae Fah Luang border

with 45 bags of methamphetamine seized

At 1:30 a.m. on April 30, 2022, Col. Suthikhet Srininthin, commander-in-chief of the Marine Division 3, Pha Muang Forces

Has ordered the Army Commander 1st Command Snatch M. 3 to organize patrols to intercept drugs at the border sea of ​​Mae Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province until they reach the forest at Ton Muang Ban, Mae Salong Subdistrict, in Mae Fah Luang district saw a caravan transporting drugs of about 10 people carrying backpacks from the border seam.

Walking through the forest line to come closer

The military personnel were in ambush.

therefore presented himself to request a search

But the drug delivery group used firearms of unknown type and size to immediately fire at the soldiers to open an escape route.

The soldiers then took cover.

And using firearms to fight the collision for 10 minutes, officials have asked for 5 more sets of support to cover the area around the scene.

Later, at 5:45 a.m., officers inspected the scene for a preliminary investigation, found 45 bags of drugs, a group of 8 dead bodies.

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