{
  "id": 3129263,
  "title": "Chiang Mai Border Clash Leaves 2 Dead, 600k Meth Seized",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/chiang-mai-border-clash-leaves-2-dead-600k-meth-seized",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:47:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiang-mai/chiang-mai-border-clash/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "CHIANG MAI – Thai border patrol forces engaged in a fierce gunfight with an armed drug smuggling group on August 24, 2026. The intense clash happened near the remote Ban Na Ma Uen pass. This rugged border area sits in the Mae Ai District of northern Chiang Mai. Officials from the regional task force were […] The post Chiang Mai Border Clash Leaves 2 Dead, 600k Meth Seized first appeared on Chiang…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}