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Ranger hurt in clash with Chiang Rai drug gang

Ranger hurt in clash with Chiang Rai drug gang

1.6m speed pills seized, three arrested after couriers open fire near Myanmar border

Police and soldiers guard two of the three suspects arrested following clash with members of a drug caravan in a forest area in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai. (Photo from Pha Muang task force Facebook page)

CHIANG RAI: Three suspected drug couriers were arrested and 1.6 million speed pills seized following a clash in Mae Chan district on Friday night in which one ranger was wounded.

A team of rangers from the Pha Muang task force spotted a group of 10 to 15 Muser hill tribe men carrying bags in a forest area around 7.30pm on Friday.

The team signalled to them to stop for a search but the men refused and opened fire. The rangers…

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