Stimulants worth over 1 mln USD seized in Myanmar's eastern state

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"Myanmar authorities confiscated 711,000 stimulants, worth over 1.4 billion kyats (over 1 million U.S. dollars) in Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint-police force made the seizure at a house in Mabein Township on Friday. Two suspects were also arrested. The township police filed a case against the suspects and further investigation is underway under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, the release said. According to a recent release issued by the President's Office, a total of 1,169 drugs 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 in 2018..."

Creator/author: 

huaxia

Source/publisher: 

"Xinhua" (China)

Date of Publication: 

2020-06-13

Date of entry: 

2020-06-13

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Shan state

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good