Soldiers clash with drug cartels After finding smugglers along the hillside, 8 bodies were found, 45 sacks were seized.
On April 30, 65, Col. Suthiket Srininthin, Commander-in-Chief of the Division 3, Pha Muang Forces, ordered the 1st Control Division, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment Task Force to organize troops. Out ramp number 1 set of operations Out to patrol along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Fah Luang District, Chiang Rai Province
After detecting that there will be smuggling Drugs enter the border In the middle of the night on April 30, the patrol team reached the forested area of Ban Ton Muang, Mae Salong Nai Subdistrict, Mae Fah Luang District, found a caravan of about 20 people traversing along the mountainside. Officers sent a sound signal to request a search. But such caravan groups with an escort team had used firearms to fight with officers to open an escape route
Until causing the fire to collide for about 10-20 minutes. The owner is safe. Preliminary inspection at the scene found the body of a man, still unable to identify ethnicity, number of 8 bodies, drug bags fell along the forest line, 45 sacks can be seized
Preliminary waiting for officers to examine the scene in detail anymore.
