The suspect, Prapawit Boonnuang, 44, was killed inside his pickup truck on the Benjama-Na Phru road in Moo 5 vilage in Tambon Chai Montree in Muang district at 11pm. 
Police said they chased after the pickup after the driver refused to stop at a police road checkpoint in Prom Khiri district and fired at police at 7pm before fleeing.

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Police who chased him fired and burst four tyres, but the drug suspect continued to drive for several kilometres before the pickup stopped. 
Police said they found a .38 revolver and 107 methamphetamine pills in the pickup.

Drug suspect killed in shootout with police

Police conducted a car chase against a drug suspect for about four hours in Nakhon Si Thammarat before killing him in a shootout on Tuesday night.