Police searched a house belonging to Somphet Suksamerphak, 41, who is suspected of involvement in the drug trade and shooting at an arresting officer.
Officers found his wife at the house but no sign of Somphet, who apparently escaped shortly before police arrived.
A search of the house discovered nothing illegal.
Police raiding a house in the same village found another suspected member of the local drug ring, a 43-year-old ethnic villager identified as Jalo.
A shotgun discovered at the house was confiscated as potential evidence.
Police said narcotics were found during searches of other locations in Pai.
Officers were also confronted and threatened by a group of local villagers, but there were no outbreaks of violence.
Colonel Pattanasak Buppasuwan, the CSD deputy commander who led the team, explained the…
