CHIANG RAI – Thai customs authorities pulled off a massive narcotics bust at the northern border. Officials stopped a suspicious vehicle entering the country from Myanmar. The surprise inspection uncovered a hidden cargo worth millions of dollars in illegal street value. On July 5, 2026, Customs officials at the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge Border Crossing No. […]

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CHIANG RAI - Thai Immigration police in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, report they are seeing more Thai suspects attempting to cross into Myanmar to avoid arrest warrants. On Monday, officers at the Mae Sai checkpoint stopped three people in a single day.

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CHIANG RAI - Myanmar security authorities raided a well-known hotel in Tachileik and detained almost 400 foreign nationals linked to an online scam operation.

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