Nay Pyi Taw, 27 December

Over K 14.1 billion worth of drugs were seized in Bago Township of Bago Region, according to the Myanmar Police Force.

A combine team comprising anti-narcotic squad of the Myanmar Police Force inspected a TOYOTA DYNA vehicle driven by Kyaw San Oo with Ma Lan Yang on board on Bo Aung Kyaw Road in Ward-6 in the town of Bago on 20 December, and seized 170 kg of ICE (Methamphetamine) and 2.67 Kg of Happy Water worth K 52.3 million.

As a result of investigation, the combine team apprehended Naing Naing Win and Tin Tun Naing in connection with the case in a Hotel on Bo Aung Kyaw Road in Ward-6 in Bago at 6:00 pm on the same day.

The seized psychotropic drugs were transported from Nam San Township of Shan State (South) to Bago Region, and then it will be transported to Yangon Region, Rakhine State, and Karen State, according to the investigation. The offenders have been prosecuted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, and further investigations are underway to identify the perpetrators of the crime chain.—MNA

Translated by JT