Soldiers seize half-a-million meth pills in gunfight with smugglers along Thai border
Published date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:14:28 +0700Thai soldiers seized more than 500,000 methamphetamine pills in a gunfight with suspected drug smugglers along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Officers were on a surveillance mission when they noticed a group of suspicious individuals carrying sacks through a field in Chiang Rai province, on the evening of January 10.
Register media account or sign in to read more & download
Details
 |
Chiang Rai, Thailand |
 |
11/01/2026 |
 |
Partner Agency |
 |
VRP174624 |
 |
Duration: 03:31 |
 |
Rating: News safe |
 |
thai soldiers methamphetamine drug smuggling thai-myanmar border chiang rai gunfight drug seizure meth pills thap chao tak task force chiang saen police drug trafficking golden triangle opium shan state myanmar drug production crime gangs burmese civil war border security thailand |
