Tachilek, 20 February

Local police seized drugs and weapons in a vehicle search in Tachilek, Eastern Shan State, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday.

Based on an anonymous tip, the combined squad intercepted a car driven by a suspected drug smuggler named Sai Shan Wang, 20, near Wanmai Village, Tachilek at about 4 p.m. on 17 February. They joint team seized 900 grams of ketamine powder and two mobile phones from the drug suspect. They the raided the house of the suspect and discovered one M-16 assault rifle, eight magazines, and nearly 400 bullets.

Action is being taken against the drug suspect over possession of narcotics and weapons by the local police station.—MOHA

Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe