Nay Pyi Taw, 23 September
Acting on a tip-off, police members from Naungcho Anti-Drug Squad raided the house of Kyaw Zin Htway in Ngokkha Village in Naungcho Township, Shan State at about 8:30 am on 22 September, and confiscated 5800 stimulant tablets, heroin weighing 0.063 kilo and K 78000 in the house, according to the information released by Myanmar Police Force.
In a similar incident on the same day, Police members from Kyaukme Anti-Drug Squad intercepted a motorbike driven by Han Tun Zaw near a toll gate on Muse-Mandalay Road in Khaukme Township, Shan State, and seized 2000 stimulant tablets from him.
The authorities filed charges against the two under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.—MPF
Translated by JT
