Drug possessor gets 15
years
YANGON, 27 Sept-A combined
team comprising members of local intelligence unit, Myanmar Police Force and
Myitkyina Special Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, searched the house of
Daw Me of Lonkhin Village in Phakant Township, and arrested her together with
4.245 kilos of raw opium kept in a tin box on 3 July. The Phakant Police Station
filed her under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The
Myitkyina District Court sentenced Daw Me to fifteen years’ imprisonment under
section 19 (A) on 21 August 2000.
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Woman jailed for
trafficking stimulant tablets
YANGON, 22 Sept –
The Mandalay District Court sentenced a woman to 14-years imprisonment for
trafficking stimulant tablets, on 30 August 2000. A combined team comprising
local intelligence unit and members of Pyigyidagon Township Police Station,
acting on information, searched Ma Aye Shwe who was putting up at Room No 1 of
Man Shwe Myodaw Lodging House on 31st Street (between 80th Street and 81st
Street) in Mandalay and arrested her together with 3,949 stimulant tablets on 9
March 2000. The Mandalay Police Station No 8 filed Ma Aye Shwe, 45, daughter of
U Yan Kwe Hsai, of Hmawthitgon Ward in Phakant in accordance with Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Mandalay District Court then sentenced her
to 14 years imprisonment under Section 19 (A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law.
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Drug trafficker gets
life imprisonment
YANGON, 21 Sept – A combined team
comprising local intelligence unit and North Okkalapa Township MPF, acting on
information, searched the house of Thein Win, 56, son of U Shein, of No 202, 6th
Thumeitta Street, Ward 1, North Okkalapa, on 28 April 1999, and arrested him
together with 116.20 grams of heroin. The authorities also arrested Ma Khin Cho
Cho, 42, daughter of U Shein, Zaw Win Tun (a) Thagyi, 22, son of U Tun Win,
Thura Win, 21, son of U Nyo Win, Aung Aung Myint, 19, son of U Hla Myint, Thiha
Tun, 21, son of U Thaung Nyunt, Kyin Lwin, 32, son of U Aye Kyi, of the same
ward, Myint Aye, 40, son of U Pho Kyi, of Mayangon Township, Tun Thein (a)
Kyigan, 38, son of U Tun Khin, of the same township, Win Oo, 30, son of U Kyaw
Aye, of South Okkalapa Township who are involved in the case. The ten were filed
under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by North Okkalapa
Police Station. Thein Win was sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 20
(A) and 5 years imprisonment under Section 15 while the rest were sentenced to
15 years imprisonment each under Section 20 (A)/21 by Yangon East District Court
on 28 August 2000.
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Drug possessor jailed
for 15 years
YANGON, 19 Sept-A combined team
comprising local intelligence unit and Kyonpyaw Township MPF, acting on
information, searched the house of Zaw Min Lwin (a) Tayokkyi on Strand Road,
Kyonpyaw, on 13 December 1999 and seized 143 grams of marijuana. Zaw Min Lwin
(a) Tayokkyi, 29, son of U Win Maung, was filed under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Law by Kyonpyaw Police Station. He was sentenced to 10
years imprisonment under Section 19 (A) and 5 years’ imprisonment under Section
15 to serve separately by Pathein District Court on 24 August 2000.
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Drug traffickers
punished
YANGON, 15 Sept-A
combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit, local battalion and
Lashio Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on information, stopped and searched a
white Sunny light truck (Pa/5334) which was on its way from Laukkai to Lashio,
and driven by San Oo at Yaypu Check Point in Hsenwi Township on 23 January 2000
and arrested Than Htay who was in the car together with 112 packets of stimulant
containing 224,000 stimulant tablets weighing 20.16 kilos. San Oo, 20, son of U
Nyo Win, of Ward 1, Lashio and Than Htay, 29, son of U Than, of Ward 8, Lashio,
were filed under Section 15/19 (A)/2 1 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law by No 1 Lashio Police Station. San Oo was sentenced to 20 years’
imprisonment under Section 19 (A), and Than Htay to 20 years’ imprisonment under
Section 19 (A) and 4 years’ imprisonment under Section 15 to serve separately by
Lashio District Court on 21 August 2000.
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Drug trafficker gets 20
years’ imprisonment
YANGON, 12 Sept – A combined
team comprising members of the local Intelligence Unit and Myanmar Police Force,
acting on information searched a Dyna light truck with the number plate 1Ka/7735
at Fourth Miles Check Point in Taungoo and arrested Khin Maung Win, 23, of
Kyaukgyi Township together with 4.572 kilos of marijuana at 11 am on 22 May.
Action was taken against him in accord with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. The Taungoo District Court handed down twenty years’
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on him on 1 August 2000.
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Three
men get imprisonment
YANGON,
11 Sept – A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and
Tachilek Township Police Force, acting on a tip-off, raided and searched Room-
No 206, Hninzi Guest House, Makaokhan Ward, Tachilek Township, at 6.00 pm on 7
March 2000. The team seized 30,600 stimulant tablets from Aik Lon, Sam Net and
Aik Sam who were staying at the guest house.
Tachilek Police Station
opened a case according to Sections 15/19 (A)121 of Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Law against Aik Lon, 22, son of U Arnam, of Wabawnet
Village, Mongyun, Sam Net, 19, son of U Aikpe Lu, of WanU Village, Panhsan
Township, and Aik Sam, 20, son of U Aik Kat.
The case was sent to
Tachilek Township Court. On 31 July, the court sentenced Aik Lon to three years’
imprisonment according to Section 15 and 16 years’ imprisonment according to 19
(A) to run separately, and Aik Sam and San Net to 16 years’ imprisonment.
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Drug possessor gets 30 years’
imprisonment
YANGON, 6 Sept – A combined team
comprising members of the local Intelligence Unit and Railway Police Force,
acting on information searched a suspect at Shwebo Railway Station and arrested
Lin Zaw, 29, of Tram Village, Tangyan Township in Shan State (South) together
with 2.776 kilos of raw opium on 13 March. The Shwebo Police Force filed him
under section 15/l9(A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The
Shwebo District Court handed down thirty years’ imprisonment under Section 19
(A) on him on 18 July 2000.
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Woman drug trafficker
gets 25 years
YANGON, 4 Sept – Members of the
local Intelligence Unit and Myanmar Police Force, acting on information searched
a suspect at the corner of Kyaikkasan Road and Zay Street in Tamwe Township and
arrested Ma Thida (a) Marima, 33, of Kyansittha Street, Ward 71, Dagon Myothit
(South) together with 82.67 grams of marijuana on 18 May 1999.
Action was taken against her in accord with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. The Yangon East District Court handed down twenty-five years’
imprisonment under Section l9(A) on her on 31 July.
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