Over 1.1 m stimulant tablets seized in Hsenwi, Lashio

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ANGON, 23 April- A combined team comprising members of Lashio
Anti-Drug Squad, local battalion and Customs Department, acting on information, searched Kontar
light truck 6Ka/6006 driven by Aye Kyaw, leaving from Laukkai to Mandalay, at Yaybukan check
point in Hsenwi Township on 10 April evening.
      They seized 980,000 stimulant tablets hidden in a secret
compartment of fuel tank between the cab and the rare of car body.
      Action is taken against car driver Aye Kyaw, 27, son of U Maung Than of new Ward 7, Lashio, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrophic Substances Law.
Similarly, the authorities, acting on information, searched Townace 5Ka/9002, leaving from
Lashio to Mandalay, at Sint-in check point in Lashio on 15 April. They seized 170,520 stimulant
tablets hidden in a secret compartment of fuel tank at the rear of the car body.
      Action is taken against spareman Soe Min (a) Saw Min, 30, son of U Bo Gyi, of region-2 Taungni Village, Taunggyi and driver Aik Kwe of Thirimingala Street, Yeayogwin Ward, Taunggyi, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrophic Substances Law.

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