1.2 million stimulant pills worth 1.8 billion kyats were seized in Thazi Township, Mandalay Region, according to the Myanmar Police Force.
Acting on a tip-off, the authorities searched a 6-wheeled vehicle driven by Tint Zaw Lin (aka Tint Zaw), accompanied by Ma Zar Ni Lin, from Aungban to Yangon at around 8 pm on April 29, and 1.2 million kyats worth of stimulant drugs were seized.
In addition, Ye Thway Aung (aka Phoe La Pyae) who transported the drugs, was arrested at the cargo terminal in Bogyoke Kwin, Aungban. According to the investigation, the seized drugs were to be transported and sold from Shan State to Yangon Region. The arrested persons have been taken into legal action and the suspects of the chain of crimes are being identified, according to the Myanmar Police Force.
