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	Acting on tips-off, troops from the Taskforce 31 of Chiang Rai spotted some 10 men walking across the border at the Mae Junluang in Mae Fah Luang district.</div>
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	When the troops asked them to stop, they opened fire at the troops, leading to a gunfight for about ten minutes.</div>
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	Seven bodies, seven bags of heroin and one AK47 assault rifle were found after the shooting ended. A total of 70 kgs of the drug were seized.</div>
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Seven drug suspects killed in Chiang Rai

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