Over 12 kg of heroin seized in northern Myanmar

Title: 

Over 12 kg of heroin seized in northern Myanmar

ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ: 

" Myanmar police seized 12.97 kg of heroin in Myanmar’s Kachin state, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Friday. Acting on tip-off, the seizure was made by the police in Mohnyin township. 1.43 kg of heroin worth 114.4 million kyats (76,266 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a house in the township on Wednesday. Meanwhile, 11.54 kg of heroin worth 807.8 million kyats (538,533 U.S. dollars) were seized at another house in Mohnyin township on Thursday, in connection with Wednesday’s seizure, said the CCDAC's release. Three suspects were charged under the country’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law..."

Creator/author: 

Xiaoxia

ရင်းမြစ်: 

"Xinhua"

Date of Publication: 

2019-09-13

Date of entry: 

2019-09-13

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  • Individual Documents

အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား: 

Countries: 

Myanmar

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Kachin State

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good

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