Drugs seizure: Over 30 billion Kyats worth Ice (Methamphetamine)

Over 30 billion Kyats worth 1.5 tonnes of Ice (Methamphetamine) which will be carried abroad was captured in Thazi Township in Mandalay Region, according to the Myanmar Police Force.

A combined team consisting of members of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force examined an eight-wheel fuel tanker, heading to Thazi from Kalaw, driven by Thein Win Swe (aka) Me Gyi accompanied by Kyaw Khaing Htwe at the Kywetetson checkpoint in Thazi Township at noon on 4 March.

Officials captured a total of 1.5 tonnes of Methamphetamine worth over 30 billion Kyats that were hidden from the vehicle’s body. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Ko Phone (aka) Phone Naing Win, a trafficker, at his house in Taunggyi Township with a Ford auto at noon on 5 March.

Offenders admitted the seized drugs were carried from Shan State to Yangon Region and will be carried abroad by sea. Police have taken legal action against the offenders and an investigation is underway to identify the perpetrators of the crime chain.