Drugs seized in Rakhine and Shan States

Drugs seized in Rakhine and Shan States

Myanmar security forces have seized stimulant drugs separately in Maungtaw, western Rakhine state, and Muse, northeastern Shan state, Xinhua reported.

During their patrol in Maungtaw, security forces found a boat on Naaf River and asked it to stop but it sailed away.

The boat was then found at the shore near U Shal Kya creek mouth with 117,200 stimulant tablets worth of 234.4 million kyats (156,200 U.S. dollars) on board.

Similarly, a local anti-drug squad confiscated 4,875 stimulant tablets during a raid on a civilian house in Winenar village in the border town of Muse, Shan state on the same day.

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