Chiang Mai, Pha Mueang Army soldiers captured two young Muser men. Smuggling 16 kg of raw opium from Myanmar Enter through Ban Pa Kui, Tha Ton Subdistrict, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province.
Pha Mueang Army soldiers Leading troops from Troop 3201 to patrol and inspect the area of ??Ban Pa Kui, Village No. 3, Tha Ton Subdistrict, Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province, and found a group of 3 suspicious people carrying modified backpacks. So he showed himself to request a search. The group of people ran away and left a backpack outside the house. The unit surrounded and searched the house. Two suspects were arrested, both from Muser (Lahu), along with 1 bag of opium seized containing 10 blocks of opium, weighing approximately 16 kilograms. They confessed to being hired to transport them for a salary of 20,000 baht from capitalists in Myanmar. The ranger officers then took the suspect and the raw opium to the investigating officer at Mae Ai Provincial Police Station. Chiang Mai Province to proceed with legal
proceedings .
Source: Thai News Agency