CHIANG RAI – Police in Northern Thailand have just announced a massive drug seizure. Police intercepted over 5.2 million methamphetamine pills across three provinces. This major operation took place on June 22, 2026. The press conference happened at the Provincial Police Region 5 headquarters in Chiang Mai. Lamphun Governor Piyapong Chuwong led the official briefing. […]

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CHIANG RAI— Police in northern Thailand arrested a 49-year-old taxi driver for trying to smuggle 2.2 million methamphetamine pills. The driver, identified as Apichat Fakyaem, hid the massive drug haul inside his pink taxi. To avoid getting caught, he placed the drugs on the car seats and floor, covered them with a thick blanket, and […]

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CHIANG RAI - Early Wednesday morning, April 29, 2026, a deadly gunfight between Thai military soldiers and a suspected drug gang left two smugglers dead in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Soldiers also seized 2.4 million illegal meth pills during the clash.

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CHIANG RAI - Police and soldiers intercepted a large drug shipment after a pickup truck broke through a checkpoint in Mae Fah Luang district and sped down the mountain late at night.

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CHIANG RAI -Police joined forces with border patrol and ranger units in a tense pre-dawn chase along the Mekong riverside road, after a drug trafficking group tried to break through a checkpoint.

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