Police have infringed upon the rights of 51 Lahu highlanders in Chiang Mai by taking DNA samples from them without proper consent, according to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Wasan: No consent given The highlanders are residents of Ban Tham and Ban Nong Kiew in tambon Muang Na of Chiang Dao district. It occurred between July 15-16 last year following a combined force of army soldiers and provincial police seizing large quantities of illicit drugs along the border in Fang district of Chiang Mai, said NHRC member Wasan Paileeklee. The force later expanded its investigation into nea…