Myanmar authorities conducted search operations with the returnees in order to find out if they were bringing weapons, drugs and counterfeit money or if they had links with terrorist organizations.
28.5 acres of poppy plantations measuring two feet high, some 1.5 miles north of Pin-Mon ( North ) village in Pinlaung Township were destroyed by a joint contingent of police and departmental personnel led by Police Captain Min Aung,
Police seized raw opium from a passenger at the crossing on Taunggyi- Meiktila road near Kywe Tatson village, Thazi Township, Meiktila District, Mandalay Region yesterday evening, according to Thazi Myoma police station.