CHIANG MAI: Two members of a medication caravan were caught, with 5. 7 million methamphetamine pills and 6. six kilogrammes of natural opium seized, carrying out a clash with troops along the Thai-Myanmar boundary in Chiang Dao district.
Two military patrols from the Pha Muang task force encountered a group of 13 males carrying modified rucksacks late Wednesday night near the Sai Mai border pass in Nong Khiew village of Chiang Dao, Maj Gen Suparuek Sathapornphon, commander of the Pha Muang job force said on Friday.
Both sides sold fire after the soldiers asked for a search, however the group responded along with gunfire.
After the brief clash, two of the armed men were caught while the others managed to flee, leaving nineteen rucksacks at the scene.
The particular patrols found three hundred, 000 speed pills in each rucksack together with 6. 6kg of raw opium. They also seized a pickup truck, a motorcycle and three cell phones in nearby locations.
The particular suspects and the grabbed items were handed over to Na Wai police station, stated Maj Gen Suparuek.
Speed tablets double-wrapped in yellowish plastic tape plus raw opium within four black wraps are displayed to get a media briefing in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. (Photo supplied/ Panumet Tangraksa)