{
  "id": 16979084,
  "title": "Thai Customs Seize 3.5 Million Baht at Mae Sai Checkpoint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/thai-customs-seize-3-5-million-baht-at-mae-sai-checkpoint",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T22:26:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiang-rai/thai-customs-seize-money/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CHIANG RAI– Thai Customs officers stopped a major currency smuggling attempt on the northern frontier. Officials intercepted a young traveler trying to move illicit cash across the border into Thailand. Customs inspectors joined forces with the military and immigration police at the busy border checkpoint. Together, they arrested a 21-year-old Myanmar national carrying over 3.5 […] The post Thai…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}