Drug possessor jailed

24 Jan – A combined team including members of local intelligence unit and Yangon

Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on information, searched suspect Than Lwin (a)

Kalar on Hsinmin Street, Hsinmin Ward, Ahlon Township, on 10 January 2003 and

Ahlon Police Station filed a lawsuit against Than Lwin (a) Kalar, son of U Tin

Htwe of Theitpan Street, under section 15/19(A) of Narcotic Drugs and

12 Jan – A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and

Yangon Special Anti-drug Squad searched Pale Yadana Guest House at No 51,

Ledauntkan Street, Thingangyun Township, on 26 August 2002. In the search, the

authorities found 140 stimulant tablets and 204 grams of heroin and arrested

Myint Swe, Tint Naing, Polon (a) Myo Min Tun, Pauk Phaw, Aung Htay and Ko Sai

a lawsuit against Myint Swe, son of U San Myint of South Okkalapa Township; Tint

Naing, son of U Thein Aung of Mayangon Township; Polon (a) Myo Min Tun, son of U

Tint Naing of Lashio; Pauk Phaw, son of U Tun Lu of Lashio; Aung Htay, son of U

Thaung Htay of Pantanaw Township; and Ko Sai (a) Zaw Min Oo, son of U Bo of

Lashio, under Sections 15/19 (A) / 21 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic and

Substances Law. The case was handed to Yangon East District, which on 28

November 2003 sentenced the drug traffickers each to 20 years’ imprisonment

team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and the district crime

control unit, acting on information, searched Win Guest House in Ward 5, Kamayut

Township, on 17 January 2003 and caught Ar Ti (a) Myint Soe and Ma Rasuri

lawsuit against Ar Ti (a) Myint Soe, son of U Tin Ko of Kawkayeik Township, and

Ma Rasuri, daughter of u Kho Li of the same township, under Sections 15/19 (A) /

District Court, which on 24 November 2003 sentenced Ar Ti (a) Myint Soe to 20

years’ imprisonment under Section 19 (A) and Ma Rasuri to 5 years’ imprisonment

11 Jan – A combined team comprising members of local intelligence unit and Bago

Special Anti-Drug Squad, acting on information, on 26 January 2003 searched Htay

Oo who got off the train at Phaya Thonzu station on Yangon-Mandalay rail road

(a) Maung Pu, son of U Phyu, of Myoma-4 Extension Ward, Nyaunglaybin under

Section 15/19 (A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by

sentenced to five years’ imprisonment under Section 15 and 25 years’

imprisonment under Section 19 (A) by Bago District Court to serve separately on

comprising members of local intelligence unit and Taunggyi Special Anti-Drug

Squad, acting on information, on 6 March 2003 searched the house of Ma San San

Myint (a) Ah Tu in Konmyinttha Ward, Mongshu and arrested her together with

San Myint (a) Ah Tu, daughter of U Li Hsan, of Konmyinttha Ward, Mongshu under

Section 15/19(A)/20 (A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by Ah

imprisonment under Section 19 (A) by Taunggyi District Court on 1 September

8 Jan – A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and

Tachilek Special Anti-drug Squad, acting on information, searched the house of

Myat Tun in Lwaisaton Village in Tachilek Township on 17 February 2003 and

son of U Nyunt Maung and Joye, son of U Chetbo of Lwaisaton Village in Tachilek

Township under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by Tachilek Police

down 5 years’ imprisonment and 13 years’ imprisonment to serve separately on

Myat Tun under Section 15 and Section 19 (A) of the law and 13 years’

comprising members of the local intelligence unit, Yangon Special Anti-drug

Squad and Mingaladon Police Station, acting on information, searched the house

of Nay Myo Aung and Ma Myint Myint Nyo in Market Ward, Mingaladon Township, on 3

June 2003 and seized 97.975 grams of marijuana. Action was taken against Nay Myo

Aung, son of U Hla Thein, and Ma Myint Myint Nyo (a) Ma Nyo, daughter of U Kyi

Soe of the above-mentioned ward under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Law by Mingaladon Police Station. Yangon North District Court handed down 20

years’ imprisonment on Nay Myo Aung under Section 19 (A) and 5 years’

imprisonment on Ma Myint Myint Nyo (a) Ma Nyo under Section 15 of the law on 5

1 Jan – A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit and

Tachilek Special Anti-drug squad, acting on information, inspected the house of

Sai Pyan in Siwan Htaung Village, Mongphone (A) Village-tract, Tachilek

Township, on 4 February 2003, and arrested Sai Pyan, Aik Htar, and Aik Son

son of U Nan Pyan, Aik Htar, son of U Khin Kyauk of Pa Htaung, and Aik Son, son

of U Kyaw of Tawkawk Apyin Village under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

down 5 years’ imprisonment and 12 years’ imprisonment to serve separately under

Sections 15 and 19 (A) of the law on Sai Pyan, 12 years imprisonment under

Section 19 (A) on Aik Htar and 5 years’ imprisonment and 10 years imprisonment