Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday, finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the drug disguised as tea in a shipment from Burma, and…
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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.
Soldiers busted with speed pills in Maungdaw
The two soldiers were caught with 180,000 methamphetamine pills in their jeep.
Govt says it is drafting new drug control policy
A new national drug control policy is being drafted and will be implemented by the end of this year, according to Burma’s Ministry of Home Affairs.
Burma to arrest 18 key drug fugitives: Thai narcotics official
Burma will arrest 18 major drug fugitives while seeking Thai development projects to end drug production among its border people, according to Thailand’s narcotics control chief.
Rohingya refugees sucked into booming Bangladesh drug trade
Bangladesh says the influx of Rohingya fleeing Buddhist-majority Burma is partly to blame for soaring methamphetamine use in its cities.