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Chiang Saen car chase ends in ice bust
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A routine patrol along a back road near Thailand’s border with Myanmar turned into a high speed chase and one of the year’s largest drug seizures, after officers discovered 600 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine stuffed inside straw sacks in an abandoned SUV.
Key facts
- A routine patrol along a back road near Thailand’s border with Myanmar turned into a high speed chase and one of the year’s largest drug seizures, after officers discovered 600 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine stuffed inside straw
- The Chiang Saen Police Station commander had ordered officers to step up checks in the area, and yesterday, August 21, a patrol from the Ban Dai police post spotted a black Mitsubishi seven seat SUV with Chiang Rai plates on a secondary
- A search of the SUV turned up 30 straw sacks packed inside
- Officers opened them and found vacuum sealed blue plastic bags, each stamped with a “Golden Junk Boat 888”
Summary
The Chiang Saen Police Station commander had ordered officers to step up checks in the area, and yesterday, August 21, a patrol from the Ban Dai police post spotted a black Mitsubishi seven seat SUV with Chiang Rai plates on a secondary road linking Mae Sai and Mae Chan districts. The route runs deeper into the country, away from the border.
Officers signalled the vehicle to stop. Instead, the driver accelerated and sped off toward Mae Chan.