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Chiang Rai Customs Seize 23 Million Baht Hidden in Snack Boxes at Mae Sai Border

CHIANG RAI – Thai customs officers recently intercepted a major cash smuggling attempt at the Mae Sai border. They found over 23 million baht hidden inside boxes meant for fish snacks and potato chips. The cash was inside a car with Myanmar license plates heading out of Thailand. The incident took place on June 23, […]

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Chiang Rai Border Police Catch Repeat Offender Smuggling Chinese Nationals

CHIANG RAI – On Thursday afternoon, May 7, 2026, a multi-agency police task force in Chiang Rai, Thailand, arrested a 49-year-old man for his role in a major human smuggling ring. The suspect, identified as Chai Chumyen, was caught hiding at a local construction site in the border town of Mae Sai. He is accused […]

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Police Arrest Thai Man Smuggling Chinese Nationals into Chiang Rai

CHIANG RAI - Late on the night of May 2, 2026, immigration police in Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai, arrested a 33-year-old local man for illegally smuggling two Chinese nationals into Thailand along Route 1129.

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Chiang Rai Border Patrol Busts Chinese Man Smuggling Motorcycles

CHIANG RAI, THAILAND — Local authorities in northern Thailand have successfully stopped a suspected motorcycle smuggling operation along the busy borders of the Mekong River.

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