60 blocks of heroin and 200,000 stimulant tablets seized in Kengtung

60 blocks of heroin and 200,000 stimulant tablets seized in

Kengtung

Yangon,

25 Nov – A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and

Myanmar Police Force, acting on information, searched the vehicle with the

number plate SW-3/0400 at Tapin Check Point in Kengtung Township, Shan State

(East) on 17 November. Aikpi, son of U Hsan Maung of Kengkhon village, Kengtung

Township, drove the car, and Aik Kyaw, son of U Aik Tun of Phalin village,

Panhsan Township, who was also in the car. The combined team seized 60 blocks of

heroin weighing 20 kilos and 200,000 stimulant tablets bearing WY letters hidden

in the car.Action is being taken against them under the Narcotic Drugs and

Psychotropic Substances Law by the police station concerned.