The Myanmar Police Force has been stepping up campaigns to destroy poppy cultivation throughout the country in cooperation with people, local authorities and civil society organizations.
Four Chinese nationals who illegally entered Myanmar have been caught in a vehicle search at a security checkpoint in Mogaung Township, Kachin State on 25 February, according to a source from the local police station
Two Thai nationals and two Myanmars with heroin and ammunition were detained in Lwaysitone village, Wamlone village-tract, Tachilek Township, Shan State yesterday.
Myanmar authorities conducted search operations with the returnees in order to find out if they were bringing weapons, drugs and counterfeit money or if they had links with terrorist organizations.
A fifty-two year old woman died and two others went missing after a boat sank in the Donthami River in Paung Township, Mon State on 23 February, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
