Description:
" Myanmar authorities seized 22 kilograms of heroin in Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, a joint anti-narcotic police team searched a vehicle in Hsenwi township on Saturday.
Heroin worth 660 million kyats (471,428 U.S. dollars) was confiscated from the vehicle and one suspect arrested.
The township police filed a case against the suspect and further investigation is underway under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, the release said.
According to a latest release issued by the President's Office, a total of 1,169 drug-related cases were registered across Myanmar while 1,811 people were charged in connection with the cases as of June 6 this year, since the formation of the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department on June 26, 2018..."
Source/publisher:
"Xinhua" (China)
Date of Publication:
2020-06-14
Date of entry:
2020-06-14
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Shan state
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good