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Police get their hands on haul of opium in Mae Hong Son border

Police get their hands on haul of opium in Mae Hong Son border

After receiving a tip-off, police officers and soldiers decided to lie in wait for smugglers near a natural border between Mae Hong Son and Myanmar.

Their wait paid off because just after midnight on Monday (September 21) they managed to swoop down on a 42-year-old Myanmar national carrying close to 5 kilograms of opium in his backpack.
The suspect was later taken to the border patrol police camp for interrogation and was charged with possessing illegal narcotics.
More drugs are being smuggled into Thailand since they no longer fetch a high price in Myanmar.

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