Drug trafficker gets imprisonment
Yangon,
27 Sept – A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and
Lashio Special Anti-drug Squad searched the bus on its way to Lashio from Kutkai
at Yepu check-point, Hsenwi, at 2.45 pm on 26 May and seized 7,000 stimulant
tablets. The authorities arrested passenger Kyaw Win, 34, son of U Than Htay of
Zedan Ward, Ywangan and filed a case against him under Sections 15 and 19 (A) of
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. On 16 August, Lashio District
Court sentenced him to 5 years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and 15 years’
imprisonment under Section 19 (A) to serve separately.
__________________________________
Drug traffickers sentenced
Yangon,
21 Sept – A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit, Hpa-an
Special Anti Drug Squad and local Police Force, acting on information, searched
Saw Boyhtoo and Mya Thaung who were on board a car with number plate 4 Kha/ 2642
at Aung Nan 1 Lane, Ward 5, Hpa-an and seized 1798000 stimulant tablets
concealed in the car. The seizure was made after interrogating Sai Lon and Ei Ei
Khin, who were on board a Hilux car with number plate 1 Kha/4522, at Than Lwin
Bridge of Hpa-an on 25 May 2001. In connection with the seizure of the stimulant
tablets, Hpa-an Police Station filed Sai Lon (a) Lon Hte, 38, son of U Shaukchin
of 66th Street, Chanayethazan Township, Mandalay, Arkpa (a) Shaukkaik, 37, son
of U Wanphu of Ward 4, Mongkai, Saw Boyhtoo, 18, son of U Zaw Htoopaw of Aung
Thabye Village, Kyauktaga Township, Mya Thaung, 33, son of U Ba Maung of
Phayagyi Village, Bago Division, Aiksan, 41, son of U Twamshaukshwin of
Yeayekwin Ward, Taunggyi, Aikti (a) Sai Ti (a) Piti, 51, son of U Twamsheinchan
of Dawna Street, Myepyu Ward, Taunggyi, Soe Win (a) Ahngelay, 30, son of U Khin
Maung of Danatheikdi Ward, Shwenyaung and Sein Win Naing, 28, son of U Mya
Khaing of Kai Village, Min Hla Township under Section
15/16(C)/19(A)(B)/20(A)(B)/21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Law. The Hpa-an District Court handed down 25 years imprisonment under Section
19 (A) and 30 years imprisonment under Section 20(B)/21 on Sai Lon (a) Lon Hte
to serve concurrently, 25 years imprisonment each under Section 19 (A) and 30
years imprisonment each under Section 20(B) and 3years imprisonment each under
Section 15 on Arkpa(a) Shaukkaik and Saw Boyhtoo to serve concurrently and 3
years imprisonment each under Section 15 on Mya Thaung, Aiksan, Aikti(a) Sai Ti
(a) Piti, Soe Win (a) Ahngelay, Sein Win Naing on 7 September.
__________________________________
Heroin trafficker gets 12 years
Yangon,
20 Sept – Members of the local intelligence unit and the railways police force,
acting on information, searched the No 55 Up-train heading from Mandalay to
Myitkyina at Kanbalu station and arrested Kyaw Naing Oo, 27, of Chanmyathazi
Township, Mandalay, together with 227 grams of heroin on 14 March evening.
Action was taken against him in accord with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. Shwebo District court handed down twelve years’ imprisonment on
him under Section 19 (A) on 24 August.
__________________________________
Drug trafficker gets prison terms
Yangon,
19 Sept – A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and
Lashio Special Anti Drug Squad, acting on information, searched a house of Shwe
Win (a) Aikmein of Ward 5 in Lashio and seized 166.1 gram of heroin kept in 10
soap boxes on 18 March. No 1 Police Station of Lashio filed Shwe Win (a) Aikmein,
35, son of U Zeya, under Section 15/19(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. Lashio District Court handed down five years imprisonment under
Section 15 and 15 years imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on him to serve
separately on 2 August.
__________________________________
Drug traffickers get death sentences
Yangon, 17 Sept -A combined team
comprising members of local intelligence unit and Yangon Special Anti-Drug
Squad, acting on information, arrested drug traffickers Twan Hsin Htan (a) Maung
Win and Aung Kyaw (a) Maung Win (a) Aik Htun, together with 375 kilos of heroin
kept in paper boxes on 1 April. The Sangyoung Police Station filed Twan Hsin
Htan (a) Maung Win, 35, son of U Twan Yon Sone of No 701 of Dagon Centre in
Myenigon North Ward in Sangyoung Township and Aung Kyaw (a) Maung Win (a) Aik
Htun, 24, son of U Aik San of Ward 5 in Kutkai under Section 20 (B)/22 (A) of
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Yangon (West) District Court
handed down death sentences on them under Section 20 (B) and 22 (A) on 29
August.
__________________________________
Two drug traffickers get jail terms
Yangon,
14 Sept – Bago District Court sentenced two drug traffickers to jail terms on 19
August for possession of 4.5 kilos of marijuana. The court sentenced Maung
Thaung to 18 years’ imprisonment under sections 15 and 19 (a) and Mann Kyaw to
15 yearsÕ imprisonment under section 19 (a). The two, while trying to carry the
marijuana to Yangon on a passenger bus, were caught at the toll gate at the
entrance to Bago on 16 January. Members of the regional intelligence unit and
special anti-drug squad, acting on information, searched the passenger bus and
found the drugs in their possession. The police filed a law suit against the
two, Maung Thaung, 42, son of U Than Aung, of Nyaungaing village, Shwekyin
Township, and Mann Kyaw (a) Mann Mann (a) Ko Min, 38, son of U Shwe Kyaw of
Htungon village, Kyaukkyi Township, under the narcotic drugs and pyschotropic
substances law.
__________________________________
CCDAC Chairman meets Work Committee secretaries
Yangon, 11 Sept
– Chairman of the Central Committees for Drug Abuse Control Minister for Home
Affairs Col Tin Hlaing and secretaries of Work Committees of the CCDAC attended
a coordiantion meeting held at the hall of Myanmar Police Force (Headquarters)
of the Minisrty of Home Affairs this afternoon. Also present on the occasion
were Chairman of Supervisory Committee for Work Committees of the CCDAC Deputy
Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Secretary Police Maj-Gen
Soe Win, directors-general and managing directors from work committees, and
chairmen and officials from Myanmar Anti-Narcotics Association and Border Areas
Development Association.
__________________________________
Heroin traffickers get 45, 20 years
Yangon,
11 Sept – Members of local intelligence unit and Muse Special Anti-drug Squad,
acting on information, stopped and searched a car going from Haymoelon Village
to Muse driven by Wai Tant and found 40 blocks of heroin weighting 29 kilos at
the entrance of Muse on 27 September 2000. Action was taken against Wai Tant,
22, son of U Toe Tin Chi, and Laukse, 24, son of U Yee Sant of Haymoelon Village
in Muse under Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Law by Muse Police
Station. Muse District Court handed down five years’ imprisonment under Section
15 and 40 years’ imprisonment under Section 19 (A) on Wai Tant to serve
separately, and 20 years’ imprisonment under section 19 (A)/21 on Laukse on 26
June.
__________________________________
Drug elimination tasks speeded up at border areas
Yangon, 10 Sept-
The Union of Myanmar has been striving for drug elimination as a national task,
a national responsibility, in cooperation with neighbouring nations to
accelerate the momentum in drug elimination tasks at the border areas. As a
result of this, a drug refining camp was exposed near Yan Lon Kyaing Village at
mile post No 127 in Kokang Region on 2 August, and a drug refining camp near
Tarshwehtan-Nampahaw Village with reference p-678606 on 3 August. Moreover,
authorities arrested a drug trafficker Shan Chauk Mein in Muse on 4 August and
raided two houses in Laukkai and found 110 kilos of opium, three arms, three
China-made hand grenades, chemical liquid used in drug refining and
paraphernalia on 5 August, and 4,398,000 stimulant pills were seized in a Hilux
near Sin-in Village in Lashio Township on 6 August.
(a) Seizure made near Yan Lon Kyaing Village in Kokang Region
on 2 August.
1. two huts used for drug-refining
2. a pair of scales
3. a charcoal furnace
4. a five-gallon plastic container with opium residue
5. a one-gallon plastic container with opium residue
6. various kinds of chemicals and paraphernalia
(b) Seizure made at a drug refining camp near
Tarshwehtan-Nampahaw Village on 3 August.
1. four huts used for drug-refining
2. twelve furnaces
3. a shelf used for squeezing of opium
4. three drums opium liquid
5. two bags of opium residue
6. a ten-gallon plastic container
7. three bottles of hydrochloric acid
8. various kinds of chemicals and related equipment
Myanmar also signed memorandum of understanding on drugs
control with neighbouring nations a memorandum with China on 21 January, and a
memorandum with Thailand on 20 June. Moreover, The Senior Officials Meeting
among China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on Drug Control was held on 10-11 August
in Yangon, and Myanmar delegates attended the Ministerial Meeting among China,
Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on Drug Control held on 27-28 August in Beijing,
China. In order to speed up drug elimination tasks and to exchange information
between the countries, the Myanmar-Thai Cross-Border Drug Control Meeting was
held in Phuket in Thailand on 15-16 August, and the meeting of authorities at
border areas of Myanmar-China was held in Muse, Myanmar on 8-9 September.
__________________________________
Secretary-1 inspects Drug Elimination Museum
Yangon, 8 Sept –
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
together with ministers, deputy ministers and officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, arrived at the Drug Elimination Museum at the corner
of Hanthawady Road and Kyundaw Road here at 10.30 am today. They were welcomed
there by Chairman of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Minister for
Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation
Brig-Gen Khin Maung, Director-General of Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Soe
Win and officials. The Secretary-1 inspected the site chosen and preparations
for construction of more buildings in the museum compound. After inspecting the
booths of the museum, the Secretary-1 urged officials concerned to carry out
tasks for additional displaying of booths on national races and border areas in
accordance with the current progress of these areas. The Secretary-1 inspected
the meeting hall, offices, arrangements of the office of Myanmar Anti-Narcotics
Association and electronic library in the museum. The Secretary-1 gave
instructions to the officials and left the museum in the morning.
__________________________________
Drug trafficker gets prison terms
Yangon,
7 Sept – A combined team comprising local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police
Force, acting on information, searched a house of Soe Naing at No 97, Po Waziya
Road, 39 Ward in Dagon Myothit (North) Township and seized 872.5 gram of
marijuana on 29 July 2000. Concerning the case, Dagon Myothit (North) Police
Station filed Soe Naing,38, son of U Ye Nyunt, under Section 15/19(A)/20(A) of
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Yango East District Court
handed down five years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and 20 years’ imprisonment
under Section 19 (A) on him to serve seperately on 5 July 2001.
__________________________________
CCDAC officials meet UN officials
Yangon, 3 Sept –
Officials from the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
led by Board Manager Mr Chinmay Chakrabarty met a Myanmar delegation led by
Secretary of Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control Director-General of
Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Soe Win at the hall of MPF this morning.
Police Maj-Gen Soe Win said that Myanmar has laid down a 15-year plan to
eliminate drugs since 1999-2000 and INCB officials can meet with the officials
of departments concerned and hold discussions on drug elimination tasks in
Myanmar. Joint-Secretary of the CCDAC Police Col Kham Aung briefed them on drug
elimination tasks of the CCDAC. Then officials replied to the queries raised by
the guests. The UN officials will meet the officials from ministries and
departments during their stay in Yangon.
__________________________________
Drug trafficker gets prison
terms
Yangon,
3 Sept – A combined team comprising local intelligence unit and local police
force acting on information, searched Po Chit at Bo Aung Kyaw Street in
Shwepyitha Township and seized 895 grams of marijuana together with him on 27
April. ÊÊShwepyitha Police Station filed Po Chit, 20, son of U Ye Tun of Section
7, Paukkon Ward, Mingaladon Township, under Section 15/19(A)/20(A) of Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. The Yangon (North) District Court handed
down five years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and 25 years’ imprisonment under
Section 19 (A) on him to serve separately on 27 July.
__________________________________
Myanmar delegation attends
ministerial-level meeting on cooperation in drug control
Yangon, 2 Sept-
The Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse
Control Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing attended the ministerial-level
meeting on cooperation in drug control of China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand in
Beijing, the People’s Republic of China on 27 and 28 August. Member of the State
Council of China Mr Luo Gan made an opening speech. Minister of Public Security
of China Mr Jia Chunwang chaired the meeting. After the meeting, the Beijing
Declaration was issued. The ministers and dele-gation members of the four
countries also paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of PRC Mr Zhu Rongji.
Before the meeting started, the preliminary meetings were also held on 27
August.
Minister Col Tin Hlaing met with Minister at the Prime
Minister’s Office General Thammarak Isarangura of Thailand, Minister of Public
Security Mr Jia Chunwang of China and Minister at the President’s Office Mr
Soubanh Srithiratyh of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic separately and
discussed matters related to cooperation in drug control. On 28 August, member
of the State Council of China Mr Luo Gan hosted a dinner in honour of the
delegations at the government guest house. The Myanmar delegation, accompanied
by Minister of Public Security Mr Jia Chunwang and the administrator and the
deputy administrator of Yunnan Province, also visited the drug and chemical
testing and research department under the Ministry of Public Security, the Great
Wall, the rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in Kunming, Yunnan Province,
the police college and Li Xan city.
__________________________________
Myanmar delegation arrives
back from drug control meeting in China
Yangon, 1 Sept –
The Myanmar delegation led by Chairman of Central Committee for Drug Abuse
Control Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing arrived back here this evening
after attending the ministerial level meeting on drug control of China, Laos,
Myanmar and Thailand held in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China. The
delegation was welcomed back by Minister for Forestry U Aung Phone, Minister for
Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, Deputy Minister for
Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, Secretary of CCDAC Director-General of
Myanmar Police Force Police Maj-Gen Soe Win, the directors-general of
departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ambassador of the PRC Mr Li
Jinjun and embassy staff and families of the delegation. Head of Defence
Services Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Defence Col Kyaw Thein,
Director-General of Border Areas and National Races Development Department Col
Than Shwe, Head of Drugs Elimination Unit of CCDAC Police Col Kham Aung also
arrived back on the same flight.
__________________________________