13 killed in drug shootout
published : 18 Dec 2023 at 13:13
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Post Reporters
Thirteen drug smugglers died during a shootout with the military near the Myanmar border in Mae Fa Luang district on Saturday night.
About 1.7 million methamphetamine pills were seized during the drug suppression operation by the Pha Muang Task Force in Chiang Rai province.
Soldiers found the bodies of 13 people along with 17 sacks containing about 1.7 million speed pills.
According to the army, the shootout between soldiers and the drug gang started at 7pm on Saturday when soldiers attempted to search a group of men they saw walking through a forest.
The men did not stop and opened fire on the patrol, prompting shots aimed back at them from the soldiers.
The soldiers waited until the morning before surveying the location. The sacks stuffed with meth pills were found with the bodies.
Each sack contained about 100,000 meth pills.
Vocabulary
- forest: an area with trees, animals and plants - ป่า
- methamphetamine: a stimulant drug that increases alertness and energy, but which is dangerous when taken in large amounts or over a long period of time - ยาบ้า
- patrol: a group of people or vehicles that move around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime - หน่วยลาดตระเวน
- sack: a large strong bag for storing and carrying things - กระสอบ, ถุงขนาดใหญ่
- shootout: a fight that is fought with guns, usually until one side is killed or defeated - การยิงกัน
- smuggler: a person who takes things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally - ผู้ลักลอบขนสินค้าหรือคนหรือสัตว์เข้าและออกจากประเทศอย่างผิด
- speed: informal for amphetamine (= a drug that makes the mind or body more active) - ยาบ้า
- survey: to make an examination of something to find out about its condition - สำรวจ
