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Army intensifies war on drugs
Subin Khuenkaew and Sutthiwit Chayutworakan
Bangkok Post
2 March 2010
The army has stepped up patrols along the Burmese border after a clash with Wa insurgents suspected of trying to smuggle 650,000 speed pills into Chiang Mai.
PhaMuang Task Force commander Prakan Chonlayut, centre, inspects 650,000 speed pills left in a border forest after soldiers exchanged fire with suspected Wainsurgents in ChiangMai’s Fang districton Sunday night. SUBIN KHEUNKAEW
Third Army commander Thanongsak Apirakyothin ordered troops to keep an extra close watch on border areas amid reports of more attempts by the Burmese minority group to smuggle illicit drugs into Thailand.
Lt Gen Thanongsak's order followed an exchange of gunfire between members of the Pha Muang Task Force and 20 suspected members of the United Wa State Army about 3km inside Fang district on Sunday night.
One of the Wa was killed in the 20-minute shootout, after which soldiers cleared the area and found two bags packed with 650,000 methamphetamine pills, two AK-47 rifles and a 9mm pistol.
The area where the shots were exchanged is part of the main smuggling route and kept under watch by soldiers.
Drugs and security agencies have cracked down on the influx of illegal drugs into Thailand from Burma, especially speed pills, as minority groups in Burma need cash from selling drugs to dealers in Thailand to arm themselves against Burmese government forces.
Thai security agencies and non-governmental agencies expect further crackdowns on armed insurgents by Burmese government forces this year ahead of a planned general election.
Meanwhile, customs officers at Suvarnabhumi airport on Sunday searched a 29-year-old Pakistani man whose appearance matched an intelligence report and found he was carrying 330g of heroin in 21 packs concealed in his stomach.The department said the drugs had a street value of about one million baht.
The man, identified as Muhammad Riaz Khan, was charged with smuggling illicit drugs into the country.
http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/33737/army-intensifies-war-on-drugs
Army intensifies war on drugs
Subin Khuenkaew and Sutthiwit Chayutworakan
Bangkok Post
2 March 2010
The army has stepped up patrols along the Burmese border after a clash with Wa insurgents suspected of trying to smuggle 650,000 speed pills into Chiang Mai.
PhaMuang Task Force commander Prakan Chonlayut, centre, inspects 650,000 speed pills left in a border forest after soldiers exchanged fire with suspected Wainsurgents in ChiangMai’s Fang districton Sunday night. SUBIN KHEUNKAEW
Third Army commander Thanongsak Apirakyothin ordered troops to keep an extra close watch on border areas amid reports of more attempts by the Burmese minority group to smuggle illicit drugs into Thailand.
Lt Gen Thanongsak's order followed an exchange of gunfire between members of the Pha Muang Task Force and 20 suspected members of the United Wa State Army about 3km inside Fang district on Sunday night.
One of the Wa was killed in the 20-minute shootout, after which soldiers cleared the area and found two bags packed with 650,000 methamphetamine pills, two AK-47 rifles and a 9mm pistol.
The area where the shots were exchanged is part of the main smuggling route and kept under watch by soldiers.
Drugs and security agencies have cracked down on the influx of illegal drugs into Thailand from Burma, especially speed pills, as minority groups in Burma need cash from selling drugs to dealers in Thailand to arm themselves against Burmese government forces.
Thai security agencies and non-governmental agencies expect further crackdowns on armed insurgents by Burmese government forces this year ahead of a planned general election.
Meanwhile, customs officers at Suvarnabhumi airport on Sunday searched a 29-year-old Pakistani man whose appearance matched an intelligence report and found he was carrying 330g of heroin in 21 packs concealed in his stomach.The department said the drugs had a street value of about one million baht.
The man, identified as Muhammad Riaz Khan, was charged with smuggling illicit drugs into the country.
http://bangkokpost.com/news/local/33737/army-intensifies-war-on-drugs
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