Thai Rangers Seize 4 Million Meth Pills After Border Shootout
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Thai Rangers from the Chao Tak Special Forces engaged a drug caravan of 15-20 individuals crossing the border at Ban Pa Taek, Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, confiscating more than 4 million methamphetamine pills. At 12:00 PM on October 27, 2026, Pol. Lt. Gen. Sathit Waiyannont, Commander of the Pha Muang Task Force, handed over the seized drugs to Lt. Col. Sutthikhet Sirinilthin, Deputy Commander; Lt. Col. Bandit Chaokanha, Deputy Commander of the Chao Tak Special Forces; along with Worrayut Khombun, Mae Sai District Chief, administrative officials, and Mae Sai Police, for joint inspection of the 4 million-plus pills following a firefight between military personnel and the drug trafficking group at a natural passage in Ban Pa Taek, Village 10, Wiang Phang Kham Subdistrict, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province. The incident occurred at 8:30 PM on October 26, 2026, when the Pha Muang Task Force deployed a patrol unit from the 3rd Cavalry Squadron to monitor and intercept illegal activities along the border. While on duty, they spotted a suspicious group of about 15-20 people moving along a mountain trail. Officers signaled for a search, but the group opened fire with unknown firearms, triggering a five-minute gunfight. All personnel remained safe. Two additional patrol units reinforced the area, and by 6:00 AM on October 27, officers searched the firefight zone, discovering 16 modified sacks wrapped in black plastic bags containing approximately 4 million Type 1 narcotic pills (methamphetamine), which were seized as evidence and transferred to Mae Sai Police Station for legal proceedings. The Pha Muang Task Force reported that from October 1, 2026 to present, they have conducted 26 drug interdictions, arrested 24 suspects, engaged in 4 firefights with 3 fatalities, and seized 18,470,529 methamphetamine pills, 120 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 102.4 kg of heroin, and 139 kg of ketamine. In Chiang Rai Province alone, there were 9 interdictions, 2 firefights, 9 arrests, and 13,385,605 methamphetamine pills seized. Pol. Lt. Gen. Sathit Waiyannont has ordered border patrol units to continue intercepting drugs and contraband within the border area to prevent infiltration into the country and curb the spread among the population.
