The man was arrested after he was found to be in possession of 84.7 million kyat worth of jewellery allegedly stolen from a gold shop in Tachilek.
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Drugs: One killed in Tachilek shoot-out
A 10-minute shoot-out between Thai border security guards and a drug smuggling ring on Tuesday night left one of the gang dead on the outskirts of the Burmese border town of Tachilek, Thai media have reported.
BRIEF – Family of 7 die in Tachilek mudslide
A family of seven, including three children, died when a six-meter wall of earth collapsed on their homes in Tachilek on Sunday morning. The mudslide occurred after a bout of heavy rain loosened the structure above them. The family were impoverished rubbish collectors; their funerals are being taken care of by the Tachilek Funeral Assistance Association. …
Tachilek police find 59kg of ya-ba under car seat
A truckload of methamphetamine tablets, commonly known by the Thai word ya-ba, was seized near the Shan State border town of Tachilek on Friday.
Four-year-old killed in Tachilek shootout
Culprit who also died in gun battle with Shan state police was suspected of belonging to a local milita with links to the drugs trade
Flooding in Tachilek causes heavy losses
Aug 25, 2008 (DVB), Around 100 million baht in business and property were lost by traders due to flooding caused by heavy rain on the Thai-Burmese border area between the towns of Tachilek and Mae Sai. A merchant in Mae Sai told DVB that the water level of the Mae Sai creek between the two …