Thread: Alleged police killer shot dead by anti-narcotic officers

A suspected drug trafficker wanted for killing a police officer in Chiang Mai on Wednesday was shot dead by police after two days of manhunt.

The suspect, identified as Prasert Laolee, a Lisor tribesman, allegedly shot dead Pol L/Cpl Sirayuth Noi-aroon while a team of anti-narcotic officers raided a house in Ban Lisor, Mae Tang district, in search of illicit drugs.

Prasert escaped the police dragnet and went into hiding somewhere in Tambon Papae. A manhunt was immediately launched to look for him until it was found out two days afterward that he was hiding in a hut in Ban Lisor.

The raiding squad the stormed the hut triggering a firefight which ended shortly afterward. Found dead in the hut was Prasert.

Alleged police killer shot dead by anti-narcotic officers |

Police Lance Corporal Sirayuth Noiarun was killed in a shoot-out with drug traffickers in Mae Taeng, the 23 year old was a native of Chiang Mai


A Police Lance Corporal was shot and killed during a shoot-out with drug traffickers in Mae Taeng on November 29, 2016 at around 10 p.m. in Keelek in Mae Taeng.

Police had set up a sting with Kanawith Nithikomporn to purchase 2,000 methamphetamine tablets. Kanawith then contacted two people to obtain the drugs, Prasert Laolee, age 35 and Suthasinee Sae Nor of Prachinburi to deliver the drugs at a bypass road in Keelek, Mae Taeng.

The couple drove to the meeting point where they were ambushed by police, Prasert fired at the police with a shot gun who returned fire. Pol. Lance Corporal Sirayuth Noiarun was shot and died at the hospital. The two suspects fled into the forest where police found a blood trail. Police found the car belonging to Suthasinee in San Sai.

Police Lance Corporal Sirayuth Noiarun was 23 years old and a native Muslim of Chiang Mai. He was a Police Non-Commissioned Officer Student from Region Police Training Center 5, the 2nd Company of 2013. He graduated in October 2014 and began duty as a Squad Leader (Suppression) at Galyanivadhana Police Station. He was then assigned for temporary duty for drug suppression with the Chiang Mai Provincial Police. He was posthumously promoted five ranks to Police Sub-Lieutenant. His body was sent to Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. At 11am on November 30,2016, Pol. Maj. Gen. Poonsub Prasrtsak, Acting for Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 5 visited his mother and gave her funds to help with the hospital bills. The funeral was held at Chang Klan Cemetery on the same day.

Chiang Mai News