Five drug runners killed in Chiang Dao, big haul seized
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A clash between border patrol police and drug smugglers in Chiang Mai's Chiang Dao district early yesterday resulted in the death of five alleged drug runners and the seizure of 420,000 methamphetamine pills, plus five pistols and one AK-47 rifle, Pol Co
The pre-dawn clash took place in the wooded Thai-Myanmar border area in Ban Den Ya Kad in tambon Muang Na as a team from the 335th border patrol unit, led by Pol Lt-Colonel Rattakorn Inthanin, spotted some armed men carrying bags suspected to contain illegal drugs. They signalled for the men to stop for a search, but the men opened fire at the police instead, resulting in a 30-minute clash. Five bodies of suspects aged 17-36 were discovered later, along with the drugs.
