Yangon, 1 May

44,000 stimulant tablets seized in Hsenwi

Yangon,

1 May – A combined team, comprising members of local intelligence unit and

Myanmar Police Force, acting on a tip-off, stopped and scarched the Hilux car

with number plates (Pa/4051) on its way from Hopang to Lashio driven by Hla

Than, son of U Nyunt Thein of Wa Village, Hopang and conductor Hsai Nat, son of

U Nyi Ket of Hopang at Yebu check point, Hsenwi, Shan State (North) on 22 April.

The authorities seized 44,000 stimulant tablets from the car’s rear. The police

station concerned filed them under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Law.

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