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Armed and violent - Rak Chiang Mai 51 takes to the streets again

Rak Chiang Mai 51 red shirts and riot
police on the Huay Kaew road of Chiang Mai, after one of their leaders, Niyom
Leaungchareon, was arrested at the airport for carrying an unlicensed and loaded
firearm in his vehicle. (Photo by: Saksit Meesubkwang)
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Massive drugs bust near Mae Sai/Tachilek border

A report issued by local Tachilek police has confirmed the seizure of 1,000
kilogrammes of heroin and 340,000 YaBa pills at a checkpoint on the Tachilek
side of the Thai/Burmese border, following the stop and search of a truck
carrying the illegal drugs. Police also confirmed that the haul, the largest
this year, was destined for Thailand.
The suspect truck had been travelling from eastern Shan State, the home of the
United Wa State Army, known to still be active in the trading and transportation
of illegal drugs across the border into Thailand. The driver of the truck and
his two passengers were arrested and held for questioning in Tachilek.
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