Drug suspect killed in Chiang Mai clash

CHIANG MAI, Nov 28 (TNA) - A drug suspect was killed in a clash between drug smugglers and army rangers in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Army rangers were patrolling a village in Mae Ai district last night when they encountered about 10 -12 armed men, carrying suspicious rucksacks on foot. After officials told them to disarm and have their bags checked, the armed men opened fire and threw a bomb at army rangers. After about 15-minute exchange of gunfire, the gunmen retreated. When reinforcements were dispatched to the site, officials inspected the area and found a body with a rucksack full of about 100,000 meth pills and two bags of heroin. (TNA)