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Lao fishermen caught delivering drugs on river bank

The Two Lao men are arrested with packages containing 98,000 meth pills in Ban Phaeng district of Nakhon Phanom on Wednesday night. (Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai)

NAKHON PHANOM: Two Lao men were caught unloading packages containing almost 100,000 methamphetamine pills from a long-tailed boat onto the Mekong River bank in Ban Phaeng district on Wednesday night.

Thao Sua Ouankaew, 21, and Thao Noi Ouankaew, 24, both from Bolikhamsai province in Laos, were arrested with 49 packages containing 98,000 speed pills in their possession, reporters were told.

The briefing was given by Sukhontharat Chaopong, commander of the 1st unit of the MRU, and Col Uthai Ninwong, commander of the 21st Ranger Task Force.

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