In Chaing Mai, police attempting to drag over a pickup truck suspected of carrying medicine were met with gunfire that killed one officer. The shootout occurred last night time within the Fang district of Chiang Mai when a police team tried to cease and search the pickup that was believed to be transporting a big drug shipment.
Wacky , Pol Maj Phibulphan Sukhumanon, led his squad in the tried inspection of the truck at a highway checkpoint, but the individuals within the pickup opened fireplace on the police using computerized weapons.
Police chased after the truck which sped off after spraying gunfire at the police, however Phibulphan was hit in the legs and chest. A rescue unit arrived shortly after to take the police officer who had been shot back to Fang district. He was pronounced lifeless not long after leaving the scene of the crime.
The pursuing officers did manage to chase down the fleeing vehicle and the drivers and passengers deserted the truck shortly after firing at police officers and racing away. It was left in a close-by village and the drivers and passengers weren’t apprehended.
The police’s suspicions proved appropriate by way of, as when backup police arrived and searched the pickup truck, they uncovered about 4.2 million meth drugs. The pills were divided into 21 knapsacks and police seized the drugs..