Nay Pyi Taw, 5 December

Narcotic drugs were seized in Mohnyin and Tachilek townships, according to the Myanmar Police Force.

A combined team comprising members of Anti-Drug Squad stopped and searched a HARRIER vehicle driven by Htet Naing near Nanhsiaung Village in Mohnyin Township of Kachin State at 5:00 pm on 2 December and captured 0.88 kg of heroin.

In a similarly incident, a combined team raided the house of Saishen Wam in Pasat Ward in Tachilek Township of Shan State at 5:00 pm on 3 December and seized 188,000 stimulant tablets and 16 kg of ICE(methamphetamine).

The offenders have been prosecuted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. — MNA

Translated by JT