Topic:
Myanmar, Drugs
Description:
"Sacks of crystal meth scooped from the sea by Myanmar fishermen who mistook it for a deodorant substance had a street value of US$20 million, an official told AFP on Sunday (Oct 20), in a country believed to be the world's largest methamphetamine producer.
The accidental drug haul off Myanmar's coastal Ayeyarwady region occurred when fishermen spotted a total of 23 sacks floating in the Andaman Sea on Wednesday.
Each one contained plastic-wrapped bags labelled as Chinese green tea - packaging commonly used by Southeast Asian crime gangs to smuggle crystal meth to far-flung destinations including Japan, South Korea and Australia.
Locals were mystified by the crystallised substance in the sacks, said Zaw Win, a local official of the National League for Democracy party who assisted the fishermen and police..."
Source/publisher:
"CNA" ( Singapore) via "AFP" (France)
Date of Publication:
2019-10-20
Date of entry:
2019-10-21
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good