Stimulant pills, heroin seized in Phaungpyin Township

Phaungpyin 19 February

As many as 1,892 stimulant pills and 111 grams of heroin were seized at Nanbone village, Phaungpyin Township, at 5.45 am on 18 February.

Acting on a tip-off, a combined team led by Police Sub-Inspector of Ming Chaung Police Station in Phaungpyin Township, Thet Naing Tun and U Naing Lin and U Zaw Moe from  Phaungpyin  Township Anti-Drug Squad searched the house of Win Maung of Nanboung village and seized 111 grams of heroin worth K 11.1 million hidden the soap case and 1,892 WY/MY branded stimulant tablets worth over K 5.6 million and paraphernalia.

The local police station has filed charges against Win Maung, 49 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. –Zayar (IPRD)
Translated by Thandar Aung