Drug Seized in Nawnghkio, Kengtung and Tachileik Townships

Nay Pyi Taw, October 13

Authority seized Narcotic drugs worth K28.6 million in Nawnghkio, Kengtung and Tachileik townships, according to Myanmar Police Force.

On October 10, police arrested a 43-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman in Nawnghkio Township after finding 110 grams of heroin and 40,000 stimulant tablets hidden on their motorcycle. The seized drugs were valued at K22.2 million.

On October 12, police seized 4,000 stimulant tablets worth K4 million from a 28-year-old man near Yan Kyauk Village in Kengtung Township.

On the same day, officers searched a 47-year-old woman’s home in Ho Nar (Ma Hin Lone) Village, Tachileik Township, and confiscated 4,000 stimulant tablets valued at K2.4 million.

Legal proceedings have been initiated against all four suspects under the relevant drug law.—MNA

Translated by JT