Acting on a tip-off, the combined team comprising Anti-Narcotic Task Force members searched a LIFAN three wheeler vehicle driven by Thein Zaw, accompanied by Mant Shin Toung near Doewine creek in Tar Han ward of Kalay Township, Sagaing Region, on 30 December. During the operation, 13.75 kilos of heroin, 29 kilos of ICE (Crystal Meth), and 8,000 stimulant tablets worth over a total value of K1.57 billion were seized.
The individuals involved admitted that the confiscated drugs were intended to be transported from Kalay of Sagaing Region to Tiddim of Chin State. Legal action has been taken against the offenders, and an ongoing investigation is underway to apprehend other individuals involved in the drug-related case, it is reported.
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar (2-1-2024)
- 13.75 kilos of heroin, 29 kilos of ICE, and 8,000 stimulant tablets worth over a total value of K1.57 billion that were intended to be transported from Kalay to Tiddim were seized.