Two suspected female drug couriers arrested in Tachileik

Sub-title: 

Two women suspected of being drug couriers were arrested over the weekend in Shan State after they were caught in possession of thousands of amphetamine tablets, police said.

Description: 

"The suspects who were riding a motorcycle were arrested after they were stopped at a random checkpoint near the Mone Lite Village in Tachileik Township on Saturday and found to be carrying 50,000 tablets of amphetamine with a street value amounting to K50 million(US$32,700). The two suspects, 20 and 17, admitted that they agreed to transport the drug in exchange for payment from a drug dealer in the area..."

Creator/author: 

Toe Wai Aung

Source/publisher: 

"Myanmar Times" (Myanmar)

Date of Publication: 

2019-10-17

Date of entry: 

2019-11-09

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  • Individual Documents

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Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

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    • Good