Narcotic Drug Seizures in April 2003



Heroin and raw opium seized

Yangon,

26 April – A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit,

Myitkyina Special Anti-drug Squad and Pinbaw Police Station, acting on

information, on 25 March searched Thein Zaw Nge’s house in Nankhoin Village,

Mogaung Township, and seized 54.6 grams of heroin in four soap boxes.

Similarly, a

combined team, comprising members of local intelligence unit and Muse Special

Anti-drug Squad, acting on a tip-off, on 8 April searched Lu Chaung Win’s house

of Nasamon village, Manbyein village-tract in Kutkai Township and seized 12

packages of raw opium weighing 16.6 kilos.

Action is being

taken against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by

the police stations concerned.

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Heroin blocks seized in Muse

Yangon,

24 April – A team made up of local intelligence unit and Muse Anti-Drug Squad,

acting on information, searched the house of Lin Yi Khaing (a) Maung Ai of

Kaungmulwe Ward in Muse on 27-3-2003 and seized nine blocks of heroin weighing

in 3.15 kilos. Further investigation led to the seizure of seven blocks of

heroin weighing in 2.11 kilos in the house of Sho Yon (a) Sho Yun of Swedaw

Ward, Muse.

Muse Police

Station is taking action against Lin Yi Khaing (a) Maung Ai, 37, son of U Shan

Kwun Chi, under Sections 15/19 (A)/ 20 (A)/ 21 of Narcotic Drugs and

Psychotropic Substances Law and Sho Yon (a) Sho Yun, 41, son of U Sho An Htein,

who is still at large, under Section 19(A).

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11.9 kilos of heroin seized

Yangon,

22 April – Members of Special Region-2, Shan State (North), acting on a tip-off,

on 14 April stopped and searched a car driven by Kyan Lauk Paung, son of U

Shaung Sant of Haw Shauk Kyaing Village, Laukkai District on Nyinaung Bridge at

the entrance to Namtit and seized 34 packages of heroin weighing 11.9 kilos. On

20 April, he was handed over to Kunlong District Myanmar Police Force Station

and No 1 Police Station, Lashio, filed him under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances Law.

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Raw opium,

heroin seized in Kachin State

Yangon,

21 April—Daw Nyunt Sein, daughter of U Ba San, of Lebonlay Village, Mohnyin

Township, was arrested with 3.103 kilos of raw opium on No 47 Mandalay-Myitkyina

Up train at Indaw Station by members of the local intelligence unit, Special

Anti-Drug Squad and MPF on 1 March.

A similar seizure

was made in a separate incident in which the authorities concerned intercepted a

Hilux (Dha/3543) which was driven from Hlaingza to Myitkyina in front of Laja

Special Anti-Drug Office, and nabbed Ma Dwebu, daughter of  U Gawlu Yan, of 

Ward-5, Hlaingza Village, Momauk Township, together with 0.244 kilos of heroin

on 10 March. Further information led to the arrest of Ma Li Li Aung (a) Ma Mar

Taung, daughter of  U Janmaw Sun, of Konlaw Village, Momauk Township.

Likewise,

members  of  local intelligence unit, Special Anti-Drug Squad and MPF, on

25March raided the house of Thein Zaw Nge, son of U San Ngwe, of Nankhwin

Village, Mogaung Township, and seized 54.06 gs of heroin. Action is being taken

against the four according to law.

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Stimulant

tablets seized

Yangon,

19 April — A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit,

Muse Special Anti-drug Squad and local Police Force, acting on information, on

21 March searched Kyonteyan’s house of No 112, Ward 4, Monkoe and seized 330

stimulant tablets, 3 grams of heroin, 2 kilos of stimulant powder, 2 litres of

acetic anhydrite, 1.5 litres of sodium sulphate anhydrite and 600 kilos of

phenylacetic acid. The authorities also arrested Aung Myat together with

Kyuteyan, the host.

Action is

being taken against Kyonteyan, 38, son of Kyonyou Chaung and Aung Myat, 35, son

of U Marla of Ward 4, Monkoe under Section 15/16(B)/19(A)/21 of the Narcotic

Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by Monkoe Police Station.  

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Drug

traffickers arrested

Yangon,

11 April—Altogether five packets of raw opium weighing 5.88 kilos were seized

under glazed earthen jars and old feeding troughs for pigs near the house of U

Shi Gin Sai in Nanphetka Ward-1, Kutkai when a combined team comprising members

of local intelligence unit and Nanphetka Police Station of Kutkai Township

searched the house on 16 March.

A seizure of

seven blocks of heroin weighing 2.45 kilos was made in a separate incident when

a combined team consisting of members of local intelligence unit and Muse

Special Anti-Drug Squad intercepted a Peking Jeep without number plate near

Lonkham Village between Mongyu and Namtoung 105 miles of Muse on 26 March. The

car was driven by Taung Zay.

Action is being taken against the suspects according to law by the police

stations concerned.

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Narcotic drugs

seized in Monkoe, Muse

Yangon,

7 April — A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit,

Special Anti-drug Squad and Myanmar Police Force, acting on information, on 21

March searched the house of Kyoneteton, son of U Kyone Luchaung of No 112,

Ward-4, Monkoe, and seized him together with 330 stimulant tablets, two kilos of

stimulant powder, three grams of heroin, 1.5 kilos of acetic hydride and 600

kilos of dehydration salt.

Similarly, on 26

March a combined team, acting on a tip-off, stopped a Peking Jeep without number

plates driven by Magon, son of U Makhun of Mankan Village, Monkoe Township, near

Lonkhan village in Muse Township and arrested Daungze, son of U Khaung Daung and

his accomplice Yanyonkyan (a) Likyan, son of U Likyi Haung, who were in the car.

Likewise, a

combined team, acting on information, searched the house of Linyi Khaing, son of

U Shan Kwanchi of Muton Ward, Muse, on 27 March and arrested him together with

nine blocks of heroin weighing 3.15 kilos. According to confession of Linyi

Khaing, the authorities searched the house of Shiyon (a) Shoyon in Sonsaw Ward,

Muse Township. But, the culprit managed to flee, and seven blocks of heroin

weighing 2.11 kilos were found from the bedroom of the house.

Action is being

taken against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by

police stations concerned.

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Stimulant

pills, raw opium seized

Yangon,

2 April – A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and

Lashio Special Anti-Drug Squad on 9 February seized 2,000 stimulant tablets

bearing WY letters from a house of Wantinyon of Shwenyaungpin Street, Region-6,

Ward-7, Lashio, and arrested him. The combined team searched his house following

a public tip-off.

Similarly, members of Railways

Police Force of Ywadaung Station and local intelligence unit on 22 February

searched four garlic bags of Ma Khin Than Shane while she was placing the bags

on No 215 up-train at Ywadaung Station and discovered 10 packets of raw opium

weighing 15.264 kilos.

Action is being taken against

them by the police stations concerned under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances Law.

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Over 87 grams

of heroin seized in Kale

Yangon,

1 April — A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and

Special anti drug squad, acting on a tip-off, on 22 March searched passenger

jeep with number plates of Kha/7861 in Kale and discovered six soap boxes

containing heroin weighing 87.36192 grams from travellers Ma Larl Ding Lyan,

daughter of U Rah Hlyan San of Region-5, Tarhan Ward, Kale Township, and Ma Non

Htar, daughter of U Byatthalon of Hsegyi Village in Kale Township. In connection

with the case, action was taken against them under Narcotic Drugs and

Psychotropic Substances Law by the police station concerned.

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1.6981 kilos of

heroin seized

Yangon,

31 March -A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and

police force on 27 February night stopped and searched Tangon, 48, son of U

Gongya of No 210, Dukataung Ward, Myit-kyina, riding Supercub cycle in Myothit

Ward, Myitkyina, and discovered 1.6981 kilos of heroin. On follow-up

investigation, the authorities also detained Ganmon, 35, son of U Sum Hlut Haw.

Action was being taken against

them by Myintkyina No 2 Police Station under Section 15/19 (A) of Narcotic Drug

and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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