CHIANG MAI: Two teen drug couriers have been arrested and more than 250,000 speed pills seized following a clash with a military task force in Mae Ai district on Saturday afternoon.
Soldiers from the Pha Muang task force deployed to Doi Laem in tambon Mae Ai to keep a close watch on drug smuggling spotted three men with rucksacks walking along a mountainous route.
The troops signalled them to stop for a search, but the men opened fire to make way for an escape. After a brief exchange of gunfire, the soldiers searched the area and found two teenagers, aged 17 and 16, hiding in a forested…