Police Officer Sein Pho and Two Others Transferred to Chin and Kayah States for Accepting Bribes from Chinese Illegally Entering Tachileik

Mekong, July 4 It has been learned from police sources and close contacts that some police officers on duty in Tachileik Township have been transferred to Chin State and Kayah State (Karenni) for accepting bribes and facilitating the entry of Chinese nationals who illegally entered Tachileik from Laos for the purpose of operating a tiger balm business. A source said that the matter came to light when a person transporting the Chinese nationals was arrested and interrogated after a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals who illegally entered Tachileik in the third week of June was intercepted on the Whe Lay Laen Shone Kwin road. "When the Chinese were arrested, we arrested a person named Aung Kyaw San who had been continuously transporting them. From there, when interrogated, it became clear who they had paid money to," the source said. It has been learned from police sources and close contacts that after the interrogation, Police Inspector Sein Pho, the commander of the Tale checkpoint who accepted money and facilitated the Chinese, was transferred to Chin State, and two others were transferred to Kayah State. Local residents have reported that Chinese nationals engaged in the tiger balm business move between Tachileik Township and Laos, and operate in convenient locations. If there is an arrest in one place, they move to another place to operate, local residents said. #MeKongNews #Tachileik #PoliceForce #ChineseNationals #Bribery #TigerBalm