Maungdaw, January 10: "12-top level Nasaka officers including Nasaka Director, Nasaka deputy Director and Military Intelligence-18 ( MI-18) Chief [were arrested]on 25th December 2004, from Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships, Arakan State of Burma, according to a man who is close to government officials. A team headed by Lt. Gen Khin Maung Than, a member of State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and in-Charge-of Arakan State, which include the Western Command Commander Brig General Min Aung Naing, the Western Commander have arrived at Nasaka Headquarters of Maungdaw Township of Arakan by two helicopters on 23rd December 2004 to access the situation and arrested the Nasaka Director, Col. Aung Ngwe, the deputy Director of the Nasaka, Lt Col. Myint Oo, the MI-18 Chief, Major Than Sin, he further added. The team also arrested 9-Commander of Nasaka Sectors of Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships. They are: Major Aung Naing Win, Major Aye Tun Lin, Major Soe Maung Maung, Major Zaw Min Oo, Major Rang Naing Soe, Major Tun Tun Oo, Major San Aung, Captain Soe Min Hlatt and Captain Khine Moe, said another man who is also close to officials indirectly and requested us not to mention his name.