The major of Khmer 240, based in North Shan, distributed drugs worth more than 6000 thousand kyat. A major and a sergeant from the army were caught while they were doing the carrying

The Irrawaddy Times July 7th Mandalay Division According to police sources, 1,400 packets of Happy Water worth more than 6,000,000 kyats were seized in Aung Mun Tharsan Township. The Narcotics Unit of the Elected Government Army; The Military Affairs Security Force (SAF) and joint security teams raided the Yadana Oo Hotel in Aung Mun Tharsan Township on the morning of July 4th and arrested four carriers with 1,400 packages of Happy Water weighing a total of 11 kilograms from rooms 333 and 222. "This case is covered up internally to prevent it from being leaked to the outside. No official press release is made," a police source told The Irrawaddy Times. According to the chain investigation, Major Soe of Pyin Oo Lwin Thettu Government Army Science and Research Technology Headquarters (SATHANA) who assisted in transporting drugs near Pathein Gyi Township's 16 Mile Checkpoint at around 3:00 am that day. Four members, including Sergeant Chy San Maung, were arrested again along with a vehicle. According to the investigation, the owner of the seized drugs is from Northern Shan State. It is reported that he is Major Aung Sane from the 240th Infantry Battalion based in Lashio. It is reported that in order to bypass the Bwan Koong checkpoint in Pyin Oo Lwin Township, Major Soethu and Sergeant Chit Sana Maung of the Army Science and Research Technology Department (SATANA) used a tow truck to transport the drugs from Lashio to Mandalay. At present, a total of eight civilians and members of the Elected Government Army, who were arrested with these drugs, are still being investigated at the Narcotics Squad Office. Image: Dyal Lusi group seen at the commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (2024) The post Major of the 240 Khmer based in North Shan distributes drugs worth more than 6000 thousand kyat. The Major and the Sergeant of the Army were caught while carrying appeared first on Ayeyarwaddy Times.