Bt30 million cash found in Narathiwat

Colonel Manat Kongpan, chief of staff for the CivilianPoliceMilitary Unit, said he believed the money belonged to drug dealers.

Sungai Kolok, popular among Malaysian nationals coming across the border, is notorious for its nightlife, prostitution, smuggling and other vices.

Separately, Sakariya Lermoh, 36, a relief volunteer for the Raman district, was shot dead by suspected insurgents while riding his motorbike.

Stray bullets from the incident hit two young boys, Asawa Along, 8, who died at the scene, and Afan Tohchong, 9, who suffered bullet wounds. Police said attackers made off with Sakariya's handgun.

In separate incident in the same district, a gunman fired three shots hitting Wanchai Siriratchan, 43, a resident of Tambon Panare of Pattani  killing him on the spot.

His threeyearold daughter, who was with him on the motorbike, was injured and admitted to hospital. A stray bullet hit a  nine yearold boy, Mahamahpiradao Salahreh, who was sitting inside a nearby home.

In Yala's Muang district, Waeuseng Bukeh, 19, a resident of Pattani's Yarang district, was shot in his side and was rushed to a nearby hospital.

 In nearby Yaha district, a military vehicle returning from a crime scene was fired on by a group of gunmen hiding by the side of the road. The attack took place in Ban Sise in Tambon Baroh. No injuries was reported

Meanwhile, Major General Chamlong Khunsong, commander of the 15 Infantry Division and deputy director of the CivilianPoliceMilitary Unit, said information leading to the whereabouts of the militants in Saba Yoi district had come from the local residents.

 Five insurgents were killed and three got away after Monday's firefight in the district.

 The fighting puts the local leaders in an uneasy position, unable to explain why a group of militants were able to set a foothold in their community.

None of the dead militants were local residents of Songkhla's Saba Yoi district, said Muhamed Kadir, a member of the TAO Tambon Chenae

"People here are indifferent to their death. That's because they are not from here," Muhamed said.

 Only one of the four have been positively identified, police said.

Meanwhile, in Narathiwat's Rusoh district, police found a bomb placed on the roof a rest area for traffic police.