An army patrol seized 200,000 methamphetamine pills and 750 grammes of heroin in drink bottles abandoned by armed men following a brief clash near the Myanmar border in Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai early Wednesday night.
Soldiers from the Pha Muang task force spotted three men, each carrying a rucksack and a weapon, walking near the border at Pakui village in tambon Tha Ton of Mae Ai early Wednesday night.
The patrol leader called out to the three men to lay down their weapons and allow a search. They responded with gunfire and the soldiers fired back, according to the official…
