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Drug
traffickers sentenced
YANGON,
1 Oct — The arrest of Hla Thein by a combined team comprising members of local
intelligence unit and Zeyawady Police Station, near East Lebyingyi Village,
Mephalan Village-tract, Htantabin Township, on 30 May 2004 led to the seizure of
marijuana weighing 5.715 kilos in his possession concealed in a sugarcane
plantation.
Action was taken against Hla
Thein, son of U Pu To of Aunggyi Nyaungbintha Village in Htantabin Township
under Section 15/19 (A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psy-chotropic Substances Law.
He was sentenced to 15 years’
imprisonment with hard labour under Section 19 (A) by Toungoo District Court on
29 June 2004.
Likewise, a com-bined team
comprising members of local intelligence unit and Kyauktaga Police Station,
acting on information, on 22 October 2003 searched Thant Zin (a) Than Zaw near
milepost No 118/6 on Yangon-Mandalay Highway, Kyungon Village, Yintaikgon
Village-tract, Kyauktaga Township and arrested him together with 2.0085 kilos of
marijuana hidden in his bag.
Action was taken against Thant
Zin (a) Than Zaw, son of U Tin Shwe, of Khinto Village, Yintaikgon
Village-tract, under Section Section 15/19 (A) of Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Law. He was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with
hard labour under Section 19 (A) by Bago District Court on 9 August 2004.