KANGAR: Eighteen men, including three Thais, have been detained over the fatal shootout between two General Operations Forces personnel and two groups of smugglers along the border with Thailand in Padang Besar, killing one of the policemen.
Perlis police chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Surina Saad said one group comprising seven people was heavily armed while the other with six people was unarmed.
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