Drugs Seized: K 1.3 Bln Worth Of Illegal Drugs Seized In Yangon

Illegal drugs worth over 1.3 billion Kyats were seized in Mingaladon Township and Dagon Myothit (North) Township in Yangon Region on 3 March, according to the press release of Myanmar Police Force.

A combined team of Anti-Illegal Drug Police Force seized 20,000 stimulant tablets during a search to the motorcycle driven by Thet Naing, in Chitteekon ward, Mingaladon Township.

According to the investigation, the police arrested Kyaw Lwin who asked him to sell the drugs, along with the Beijing motorcar on Butar road, Chitteekon ward (2/Kha), Mingaladon, in the afternoon.

At around 3 pm on the same day, the police also seized 440,000 stimulant tablets, 76 heroin blocks (25.3 kilogrammes) from the apartment of Kyaw Lwin, on Shwesin (1) road, No. (44) ward, Dagon Myothit (North) Township. The confiscated illegal drugs (worth over 1.3 billion Kyats in total) were reportedly transported from Shan State (South) to the Maungtaw border in Rakhine State through Yangon Region.

It is also reported that action is taken against the arrested suspects and the related perpetrators are still being investigated, according to the Myanmar Police Force.