Over 1.6 Million Meth Pills Seized in Chiang Rai, Mekong River Smuggling Suspected
Approximately 1.6 million methamphetamine pills were discovered along the Mekong River in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. It is believed that a drug trafficking syndicate was transporting the drugs across the river en route to a temporary storage location, highlighting the persistent issue of drug smuggling in the region.
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