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Tuesday, April 8, 2003

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Narcotic drugs seized in Monkoe, Muse

Yangon, 7 April — A combined team comprising members of the local intelligence unit, Special Anti-drug Squad and Myanmar Police Force, acting on information, on 21 March searched the house of Kyoneteton, son of U Kyone Luchaung of No 112, Ward-4, Monkoe, and seized him together with 330 stimulant tablets, two kilos of stimulant powder, three grams of heroin, 1.5 kilos of acetic hydride and 600 kilos of dehydration salt.

Similarly, on 26 March a combined team, acting on a tip-off, stopped a Peking Jeep without number plates driven by Magon, son of U Makhun of Mankan Village, Monkoe Township, near Lonkhan village in Muse Township and arrested Daungze, son of U Khaung Daung and his accomplice Yanyonkyan (a) Likyan, son of U Likyi Haung, who were in the car.

Likewise, a combined team, acting on information, searched the house of Linyi Khaing, son of U Shan Kwanchi of Muton Ward, Muse, on 27 March and arrested him together with nine blocks of heroin weighing 3.15 kilos. According to confession of Linyi Khaing, the authorities searched the house of Shiyon (a) Shoyon in Sonsaw Ward, Muse Township. But, the culprit managed to flee, and seven blocks of heroin weighing 2.11 kilos were found from the bedroom of the house.

Action is being taken against them under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law by police stations concerned.


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