Over 487,000 stimulants seized in Myanmar's western state

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" Myanmar authorities seized over 487,000 stimulants in Rakhine State, according to a release from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday. Acting on tip-offs, the anti-narcotic police force stoped and searched a vehicle in Maung Taw Township on Saturday. A total of 487,500 stimulants were confiscated from the vehicle and one suspect was arrested. The township police filed a case against the suspect under the country's relevant law, the release said. According to the latest release issued by the President's Office, a total of 1,102 drug-related cases were registered across Myanmar while 1,689 suspects were charged as of May 9, since the formation of the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department on June 26, 2018..."

Creator/author: 

huaxia

Source/publisher: 

"Xinhua" (China)

Date of Publication: 

2020-05-17

Date of entry: 

2020-05-18

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Rakhine State

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good