A shootout between police and suspected drug traffickers occurred near the border in Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai province, Thailand, on the evening of December 29. During an anti-drug operation, police spotted a group of suspected traffickers travelling suspiciously in a white Toyota Vios and moved to intercept them.
During the operation, the suspect vehicle suddenly accelerated and rammed a police vehicle. Its occupants then abandoned the car and fled into a nearby rice field. Police and the suspects exchanged fire briefly, for about three minutes. One suspect was shot dead at the scene, while another escaped amid the confusion.
Police subsequently found 10 bags of methamphetamine pills in the vehicle, totalling about 2 million pills. None of the officers on duty was injured. Local police have launched a manhunt and will issue further information about the anti-drug operation.
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