CHIANG RAI – A dramatic midnight gunbattle erupted in northern Thailand after a drug syndicate opened fire on police officers during a highway interception. The violent clash resulted in one suspect being shot and another escaping into the dark jungle. The confrontation occurred when provincial police intercepted a pickup truck traveling through the Wiang Chiang […]

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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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