The government is conducting necessary investigations on day and night to identify and arrest the CRPH, NUG and PDF terrorist groups who were committing acts of terrorism such as assassination on innocent civilians and bombing attacks on public-owned buildings which are making their businesses with the government for no reasons in order to disrupt the administrative mechanisms of the State. In doing so, the security force members arrested Kyaw Zin (aka) Ko Kyaw, 41, who is planning to conduct bombing attack on PUMA Gas Storage located at Thilawa port in Yangon region using drone, along with a drone of DJI brand, 60 rounds of 9 mm bullets and two grenades at Shwe Pauk Kan Myothit on 22 March.
According to the confessions of the arrested offender Kyaw Zin (aka) Ko Kyaw and his interrogation results, one offender at Shwe Pauk Kan Myothit, three offenders at North Okkalapa township, two offenders at Taunggyi township and three offenders at Mingaladon township, totaling nine offenders were arrested along with two homemade guns, eight-body of homemade gun, 35 rounds of 9 mm bullets, related materials used in making homemade guns and mines.
The movements of the arrested offenders are as follows:
- Phyo Thu Soe (aka) Jet Li attended terrorist explosive training course conducted at KNU Brigade Area (3) in May 2021, and Kyaw Zin (aka) Ko Kyaw organized and led North Okkala PDF terrorist group with 12 members in July, 2021.
- Htwe Htwe Aung, Kyaw Zin (aka) Ko Kyaw, Chit Thet Oo (aka) Thura connecting with Soe Thura Tun, a member of NUG terrorist group, who is fleeing in KNLA Brigade Area (7), planned to conduct bombing attacks on PUMA Gas Storage at Thilawa port in Yangon region using drone aiming to inflict harms on public and cause problems of aviation fuels during flight. Moreover, Irine (still at large), living in Singapore, provided the necessary cash to them to conduct acts of terrorism and the offenders were arrested while waiting for the necessary gunpowder and related material transported by Soe Thura Tun.
- The North Okkala PDF terrorist group committed five bombing attacks on public related areas with an intent to disrupt administrative mechanisms of the State and threaten the innocent civilians.
Therefore, measure will be continued to take effective action under the law against the arrested offenders. The entire people are urged to stop the acts of terrorism conducted by the terrorists, and requested to report secretly to the relevant authorities if they knew the information about their hideouts and movements in order to arrest the related offenders who were participating in the acts of terrorism and supporting behind.
- A total of 11 offenders (ten males and one female) planning to conduct bombing attacks on PUMA Gas Storage at Thilawa port in Yangon region using drone were arrested along with a drone of DJI brand, two grenades, 95 rounds of 9 mm bullet, two homemade guns, eight-body of homemade gun and related materials used in making homemade guns and mines.
- Irine (still at large), living in Singapore, provided the necessary cash to them to conduct acts of terrorism and the offenders were arrested while waiting for the necessary gunpowder and related material transported by Soe Thura Tun.