CHIANG RAI — A dramatic midnight patrol along Thailand’s northern border ended in a fierce shootout and a massive drug bust. On June 6, 2026, soldiers from the Pha Muang Task Force intercepted a heavily armed international drug trafficking syndicate. The brief but violent confrontation occurred in the remote Mae Chan District of Chiang Rai […]

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CHIANG RAI - Fuel supplies at gas stations across Chiang Rai have dropped fast after drivers rushed in to fill up. All day on March 3, people lined up to top off their tanks and fill extra containers.

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CHIANG RAI - Border Patrol Police set up a checkpoint on Highway 1130 near the Doi Isara ascent in Mae Chan district , Chiang Rai, after receiving a tip-off about a major drug run.

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Chiang Rai - A tense, all-night pursuit unfolded in Chiang Rai after a drug-smuggling group sped through a military checkpoint. They later abandoned their vehicle and drugs in a banana plantation.

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Police in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, have arrested two suspects and seized more than 1 million meth pills from the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Fah Luang District on Saturday. Pol. Col.

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