The shootout resulted in the death of one suspect and one officer being wounded.The incident followed a police crackdown on the group's "thank you" party for associates and customers at a resort in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong district.A 3am raid at the Khao Yai resort ended with 19 people arrested. However, several suspects tried to flee in cars, resulting in a chase and the subsequent gunfight in Saraburi. Officers managed to capture three suspected gang members, but four others escaped, Krisana said.The dead suspect was named as Surasak Boonthap, 24. Pol Lt-Colonel Thiwapong Pulto, who suffered a gunshot wound, was yesterday in stable condition.The raid was part of an operation to search more than 20 locations linked to a drugs network allegedly led by Sadayu Leungpradapjai, said Narcotics Suppression Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Rewat Klinkesorn.The operation stemmed from a bust that netted 2 million "yaba" pills - a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine - two months ago, and a subsequent police sting operation that saw tens of thousands of Yaba pills seized and the issuance of eight arrest warrants, he added.Three guns were also found in a search at a house in Nonthaburi's Bang Yai district linked to Sadayu, he added.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 14, 2016 18:00 UTC