Anti-drug officials
visit Youth Rehabilitation Centre
Yangon, 28 Feb –
Secretary of Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Police Maj-Gen Soe Win
together with Resident Representative of United Nations Drug Control Programme
Mr Jean Luc Lemennieu, Assistant Resident Representative Mr Gulliume Le Hegret,
Additional Secretary of CCDAC Police Col Kham Aung and officials arrived at
Shwepyitha Youth Rehabilitation Centre, Wethtikan, Pyay Township, Bago Division,
yesterday noon. Police Maj-Gen Soe Win explained the purpose of inviting the
officials of UNDCP to the centre. Then, Police Col Kham Aung briefed them on
history of the centre and efforts for eradication of narcotic drugs abuse in
Myanmar. The officials replied queries raised by the resident representatives.
The Police Maj-Gen and the representatives visited the trainees of the centre at
their hostels, and inspected the ward, library of Social Welfare Department,
lathe workshop, agriculture, livestock breeding and rice milling machine of
Science and Technology Department and intensive care ward.
Drug trafficker gets 15
years
Yangon, 28 Feb –
A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and Muse Special
Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, searched a trawler-Jeep (Ma Sa/434) at
105th-Mile check-point on 10 September 2000 and arrested drug owner Ma Aye Ain
together with 300 kilos of raw opium. Action was taking against Ma Aye Ain, 50,
daughter of U Wan San, Tema Village in Muse under Section 15/19 (A) of Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. Muse District Court handed down 3 years’
imprisonment under Section 15 and 12 years’ imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on
her on 21 December 2000 to serveseparately.
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Drug dealer gets 15
years
Yangon, 27 Feb – A team
comprising members of local intelligence unit and Tachilek Special Anti-Drug
Squad, acting on information, searched the farm hut of Aik Phone, 50, at the
bank of Maehok Creek in Tachilek Township and found 500 grams of raw opium and
45 stimulant tablets on 9 September 2000. The Tachilek Township Police Force
filed a lawsuit against him in accord with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. The Tachilek District court handed down three years’
imprisonment under Section 15 and 12 years’ imprisonment under Section 19
(A) on him to serve separately on 29 December 2000.
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Woman drug dealer gets
15 years
Yangon, 26 Feb –
A team comprising members of local intelligence unit and Yangon Special
Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, searched the house of Daw Aye Myint, 69,
of Ward 7, Hlinethaya and found 326.6 grams of marijuana on 3 June 2000. The
Hlinethaya Township Police Force filed a lawsuit against her in accord with the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Yangon North District court
handed down three years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and 15 years’
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on her to serve separately on 5 January 2001.
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Two women and one man
jailed for drug trafficking
YANGON, 23 Feb – The Kalay
District Court punished two women and one man, giving 25 years’ imprisonment
each to them for trafficking heroin on 29 January this year.
A combined team comprising the members of local intelligence unit and local
Myanmar Police Force, acting on information, at the corner of Bogyoke Street and
Wayzayanda Street, stopped and searched Ma El Mar Lay and Ma Lwe Lun, who were
on a bicycle, and seized 12.16 grams of heroin on 27 November 1999. Further
information led to the arrest of Soe Pay. The Kalay Police Station took action
against Ma El Mar Lay, 17, daughter of U Gin t Shin Tan of Block 14, Panlong
Ward, Kalay, Ma Lwe Lun, 19, daughter of U Neimt Kham Paung of Block 8, the same
ward and.Soe Pay, 21, son of U Hla Maung of Block 14, the same – ward under
Section 15/19 (A) 21 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The
Kalay District Court heard the case and sentenced the trio to 25 years each in
prison under Section 19 (A).
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3,535 drug-related
cases exposed in year 2000
Yangon, 19 Feb – The Tatmadaw,
the Myanmar Police Force and the Customs Department exposed 3,535 drug-related
cases in year 2000. Action was taken against 4,881 person 3,979 men and 902
women in 3,535 cases. In Year 2000, Tatmadaw regiments and units seized narcotic
drugs, chemicals and paraphernalia at three opium refineries in Shan State
(North). A total of 8,919.4 acres in Shan State (North), Shan State (South),
Kachin State, Kayah State, Chin State and Mandalay Division have been destroyed
till 31 January in 2000-2001 opium poppy cultivation season.
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Drug trafficker gets 20
years
Yangon, 19 Feb – Members of the
local intelligence unit and local Police Force, acting on information searched
the house of Myint Win, 39, of Shantegyiauk Village in Dagon Myothit (East) at
6.30 am on 19 October 1999. The authorities found 245 grams of marijuana and
filed a lawsuit against him in accord with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. The Yangon East District Court handed down 20 years’
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on him on 15 January 2001.
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95,000 stimulant
tablets seized in Lashio
Yangon, 14 Feb – A combined team
comprising members of local intelligence unit and Lashio Special Anti-Drug
Squad, acting on information, searched the house of Aik Maung in Ward 12, Lashio,
on 2 August 2000 and arrested Sai San Win, 27, son of U Shwe Kyaung of Ward 2,
Nanzalat Village, Hsenwi Township and Kyaw Hla (a) Hla Kyaw, 24, son of U Ywet
Khan, of Ward 12, Lashio who were at the house together with 95,000 WY brand
stimulant tablets weighing 8.55 kilos. Aik Maung, owner of the house, managed to
escape during the bust. Action was taken against the two under Section 15/19
(A)/21 of Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law. The two were sentenced
to 25 years’ imprisonment each under Section 19 (A) by Lashio District
Court on 25 January 2001.
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Woman drug trafficker
gets 20 years
Yangon, 13 Feb-Members of the
local intelligence unit and local Myanmar Police Force, acting on information,
searched the house of Naw Bi Faw, 46, of Myetnikwin Village, Khingyi
Village-tract in Phyu Township and found 4.735 grams of marijuana hidden in the
bushes of the compound at 4 pm on 6 December 2000. Action was taken against her
in accord with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Taungoo
District Court handed down 20 years’ imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on her on
26 January.
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Drug traffickers get
life sentence
Yangon, 11 Feb – Myeik District
Court handed down a life sentence each on five men for drug trafficking on 22
January this year. A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence
unit, Kawthoung Anti-Drug Squad, Special Investigation Department, Criminal
Investigation Department, Bureau of Special Investigation Department and Myanmar
Police Force, acting on information, at 6.30 am on 5 October 2000, searched a
motor boat which stopped at U Than Htaik Bridge in Inlay Myaing Ward, Myeik, and
arrested five men together with 3.5 litres of Phensedyl and one litre of
Phencodine. Myeik Police Station opened the case against Ko Win (a) Soe Win, 35,
son of U Po Kyin, of Sakhanthit Village, Kyunsu, Aung Naing, 32, son of U Ba Thi,
of Inlay Myaing Ward, Myeik, Aung Mya Wai (a) Htawt Nge, 24, son of U Aung Thin,
of Myothit, Myeik, Khin Zaw, 24, son of U Win Myint, of Naukle Ward, Myeik, and
Tin Tun Oo, 30, son of U Maung Hsin, of Kanphya Ward, Myeik, under Section 15/19
(A)/20 (B)/21 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. Myeik District
Court heard the case and sentenced Ko Win (a) Sow Win and Tin Tun Oo to 15
years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and to life imprisonment each under Section
19(A) to serve separately and Aung Naing, Aung Mya Wai (a) Htawt Nge and Khin
Zaw to life imprisonment each under 19(A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law.
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Drug traffickers get
25, 30 years
Yangon, 7 Feb –
Members of the local intelligence unit and local Myanmar Police Force, acting on
information searched two men at Ward 5 in Mayangon Township on Dhammapala Street
at 7 pm on 2 February 2000. The authorities found 265.35 grams of marijuana on
Tin Aye (a) Hmat Gyi, 31, of Dhammapala Street and Zaw Nyi Nyi Aung, 21, of Pan
U Yin Street of the same township. Action was taken against the two in accord
with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Yangon West District
Court handed down five years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and 25 years’
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on Tin Aye to serve separately, and 25 years’
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on Zaw Nyi Nyi Aung on 6 December.
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587 grams of heroin
seized in Muse
Yangon, 6 Feb –
A team comprising members of local intelligence unit and local Police Force,
acting on information, while waiting at the corner of Asoka and Namkham Streets,
Kaungmu Ward, Muse in Shan State (North), searched Aik Maung and Sai Thein Nyunt
of Manwein Kwetthit, Muse and found 587 grams of heroin kept in 43 plastic
sachets on 19 January. Action was taken against them in accord with Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
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Drug pusher gets 25 years
Yangon, 5 Feb –
A team comprising members of local intelligence unit and local Police Force,
acting on information, searched Kyaw Tun Naung, 42, of Ward 6, PyinOoLwin
Township, Mandalay Division at the office of Ward 6 Peace and Development
Council in Latha Township and found 21.9 grams of heroin kept in 17 penicillin
bottles on 29 July morning. Action was taken against him in accord with Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Yangon West District Court handed
down 5 years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and 25 years’ imprisonment under
Section 19 (A) on him on 22 December 2000 to serve separately.
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