Police seize drugs worth over $1 million in Shan and Karen State
Drugs worth approximately 1.6 billion kyat ($1.15 million USD) were seized in Shan State over the weekend.
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Police raid KIO compound in Myitkyina
The KIO spokesman said, “They ransacked the compound under the pretext that they were searching for drugs. But this is not how one conducts a drug investigation.”
Thais’ random drug testing irks Burmese
“Conducting these urine tests on people violates their dignity,” says Tachileik governor.
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Explosives, drugs seized in Maungdaw
Acting on a tip-off from residents in Letphwekya Village, security forces uncovered the cache of weapons beside a riverbank.
Former minister’s son caught at airport with firearms and drugs
Airport police said they found two pistols, 72 bullets, 12 methamphetamine pills, 1.5 grammes of powdered methamphetamine, and three walkie-talkies.
Hsipaw court returns items confiscated from 3 journalists
The trio – DVB’s Aye Nai and Pyae Phone Aung, and The Irrawaddy’s Lawi Weng – were arrested at a checkpoint while returning from TNLA territory.
Thai murder drama moves to Burma
Burmese authorities are scrambling to locate three Thai women allegedly involved in the murder of a 22-year-old karaoke bar worker.
Over 100 arrested on drug charges during Burma’s water festival
The number of drug-related arrests during the Thingyan water festival was higher than last year, Burma’s national police announced today.
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Kuki villagers call for halt to gold mining
Ethnic villagers in Sagaing Division say that gold mining along the fourth largest river in Burma is ruining farmland and causing tension in the community
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Korean drug suspect’s translator arrested
The translator for a South Korean NGO worker under police investigation for alleged possession of yaba pills has been detained, according to local police.
Shan State police seize 67kg of heroin hidden under SUV
The police deputy-commander said that drugs are frequently seized at Takaw Bridge, but this was the biggest seizure at that checkpoint so far this year.
Korean aid worker caught with drugs in Taungoo
On the back seat of a minivan driven by Vigen Myanmar coordinator Sangbeom Lee, police found a bag containing 1,678 ya-ba pills.
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Shan army accuses govt of violating NCA
The Shan State Army-South accuses the Burmese army of arbitrarily detaining civilians during clashes in central Shan State’s Mong Kung Township.
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Shans claim Burma army attacked drug rehab centre
According to the SSA-S, the Burmese army provoked a firefight when it raided what the Shan militia claims was a drug rehabilitation camp in Tonlaung.
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Kawthaung police seize kratom drug haul from longboat
Kawthaung’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force say they found 299 bags of kratom leaves, with a street value placed at 4.119m kyat.
Mob armed with swords & clubs break free drug suspect in Kachin
A policeman was injured in the melee when more than 20 men broke free a suspect caught by police with a stash of drugs in a forest.
Arakan police seize 6m speed pills stashed in brickworks
Maungdaw police told DVB the drugs were seized in two separate locations – one being a stash of over 6.2m pills found hidden among a brickworks site.
Burma jumps on discredited ‘drug war’ bandwagon
Burma, along with other countries in Asia, is stepping up its efforts to stem a growing tide of drugs, but its approach is unlikely to succeed, say experts.
Govt admits war on drugs is failing
Past efforts to stem Burma’s burgeoning drug problem have failed, said Burma’s home affairs minister, as he called for new policies to tackle the issue “from various angles”.
Burma, Thailand vow to ‘seal off’ Golden Triangle
The two countries say they will strengthen efforts to block drugs coming out of the Golden Triangle and prevent drug precursors being trafficked into the region.
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Interview: ‘Imprisonment of users is not effective’
Aye Aye Mu, the NLD MP for Kale Township, talks about the growing drug crisis in Sagaing Division.
Thailand re-thinks ‘lost’ war on drugs
As Thailand’s prison population soars, Thailand is admitting defeat in its more than decade-old war on drugs.
Suspects in massive drug haul still at large: police
A year after more than US$100 million worth of methamphetamine tablets was seized from an abandoned truck in Rangoon, police say the main suspects remain at large.
Wa group deny drug suspect is deputy-chair
The Wa National Organisation claims it had cut ties with its former deputy-chairman, Ta Maha, who is currently being held by Thai police on drug charges.
Burmese police mark anti-drugs day with bonfires
US$50 million of narcotics were burned in ceremonies in Rangoon, Mandalay and Taunggyi to mark the International Day against Drug Trafficking and Abuse.
Puppy to sniff out crime in Sagaing
An Alsatian puppy has become the newest addition to the police department in Sagaing Division’s Kale District, helping in the fight against crime and drugs.
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Jade miners’ dreams of fortune turn into tragedy of addiction
Tens of thousands of poor men from across Burma seek their fortune at Hpakant’s jade mines, only to see their lives ruined by drug addiction.
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Police seize drugs in Sagaing, Mandalay
Massive quantities of speed and some heroin have been seized in Sagaing Division and Mandalay as police claim a chain of successes.
Opium production, a scourge of Burma’s north, is spreading to Chin State
Opium production, long a problem in Kachin and Shan states, is now appearing in parts of Chin State affected by conflict on the Indian border.
Opium eradication begins despite armed threat
The Kachin State based anti-narcotics vigilante group Pat Ja San began destroying poppy fields in eastern Myitkyina district on Tuesday, with the protection of a security detail.
