Border Patrol Seizes Drone Parts Bound for Myanmar
Thai border patrol forces in Mae Hong Son arrested a man attempting to smuggle extensive drone equipment across the Salween River into Myanmar. The seizure included 20 drone bases, multiple batteries, controllers, monitors, and a boat, suggesting a organized effort to supply drone technology to the neighboring country.
On November 5 at around 7:00 PM, Sop Moei District Chief Kamphan Mokthaisong ordered members of the Huay Kong Kad Border Volunteer Unit, along with troops from the 3608 Ranger Company and customs officials from Mae Sam Laeb subdistrict, to patrol the border along the Salween River. During the operation, they apprehended one suspect, Alam, a resident of Mae Sam Laeb village in Sop Moei district, Mae Hong Son province, in the Mae Pua forest area. Authorities seized the following items: 1) 20 drone bases, 2) 20 boxes of batteries, 3) 11 drone controller sets, 4) 10 monitors, 5) 10 drone battery sets, 6) one large box of assorted components, 7) one box of propellers, 8) two boxes of mounting plates, 9) a metal cutter, and 10) one small boat. The suspect and evidence were handed over to Sop Moei Police Station for further legal action.
