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CHIANG RAI – On March 22, 2026, soldiers from Ranger Company 3106, Task Force 31, Pha Muang Force, received a tip about a drug shipment moving from Mae Fa Luang district in Chiang Rai to a stash point in Mae Yao subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Rai distric... [1]

CHIANG RAI -Soldiers from the Pa Muang Task Force have seized 245 kilograms of crystal meth methamphetamine (ya-ice) after a brief firefight with drug runners in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai, a known route for cross-border drug shipments. [2]

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. [3]

By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailand Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailand Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailand Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailan... [4]

Chiang Mai – In less than six months, Provincial Police Region 5, together with the Pha Muang task force, have intercepted over 200 million methamphetamine pills moving through northern Thailand. [5]

Koh Samui News Koh Samui news, tourism, business, and nightlife—stay updated with breaking stories, local events, and expat insights from Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao. Get the latest from The Thaiger, your trusted island news source. [6]

A Karen youth group raided an island on the Moei River separating Thailand and Burma last week and seized illegal substances, ammunition and weapons, according to a report by the Karen Information Center. [7]

A couple of years ago I reviewed David McMillan’s book Escape, his story of his escape from the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison. [8]

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[1] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-22 · 85% match

Drug Runner Flees Soldiers in Chiang Rai Abandons Motorcycle and Meth Pills

CHIANG RAI – On March 22, 2026, soldiers from Ranger Company 3106, Task Force 31, Pha Muang Force, received a tip about a drug shipment moving from Mae Fa Luang district in Chiang Rai to a stash point in Mae Yao subdistrict, Mueang Chiang Rai distric

[2] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-10-08 · 75% match

Chiang Rai Soldiers Seize 245Kg of Crystal Meth After Firefight With Drug Runners

CHIANG RAI -Soldiers from the Pa Muang Task Force have seized 245 kilograms of crystal meth methamphetamine (ya-ice) after a brief firefight with drug runners in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai, a known route for cross-border drug shipments.

[3] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-25 · 40% match

Pickup Crashes After Running Police Checkpoint in Chiang Rai

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.

[4] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 75% match

Drug Runners Get Creative As Crackdown Intensifies

By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailand Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailand Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailand Tuesday, September 13, 2005 By Marwaan Macan-Markar/Mae Sai, Thailan

[5] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2025-04-21 · 40% match

Chiang Mai Police Report Over 200 Million Meth Pills Seized in Six Months

Chiang Mai – In less than six months, Provincial Police Region 5, together with the Pha Muang task force, have intercepted over 200 million methamphetamine pills moving through northern Thailand.

[6] TH thethaiger.com · 45% match

Koh Samui News

Koh Samui News Koh Samui news, tourism, business, and nightlife—stay updated with breaking stories, local events, and expat insights from Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao. Get the latest from The Thaiger, your trusted island news source.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-03-26 · 40% match

Karen Youth Group Seizes Drugs, Weapons

A Karen youth group raided an island on the Moei River separating Thailand and Burma last week and seized illegal substances, ammunition and weapons, according to a report by the Karen Information Center.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-03-01 · 40% match

Escape: The Past

A couple of years ago I reviewed David McMillan’s book Escape, his story of his escape from the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison.

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2012-03-01 · 40% match

More in March with award-winning films at the outdoor Pattaya Rooftop Film Fest 2012

The Pattaya film festival 2012, jointly organised by dusitD2 baraquda Pattaya hotel, the Goethe-Institute Thailand, BMW and Pattaya Mail Media Group— in honour of the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Germany, has run int

[10] TH isaanrecord.com · 2012-03-17 · 40% match

Human Rights Watch: Police Blamed for Killing Drug Suspect

Human Rights Watch: Police Blamed for Killing Drug Suspect Parliamentary Findings Demand Strong Action to Combat Police Brutality By: Human Rights Watch New York, March 16, 2012 –A Thai parliamentary inquiry that found that police used excessive forc

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