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    340 Search results for "drugs"

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    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.

    Crime Lead Story Nayyidaw News

    Guns and drugs case involving ex-minister’s son ensnares over a dozen suspects

    A total of 15 people, including the son of a former Union minister, will face charges following the seizure of a large cache of weaponry and illicit narcotics last month in Naypyidaw, the Myanmar Police Force has announced.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    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.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    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.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Burma, Thailand incinerate $800 million worth of drugs

    Burma remains one of the world’s largest producers of illicit drugs, including opium, heroin and methamphetamines.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    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.

    Business Health Lead Story News

    Govt seizes $2.25 million worth of fake drugs

    Over 2.8 billion kyat (US$2.25 million) worth of fake pharmaceutical products were seized from drug stores across Burma last month alone, according to government officials.

    Crime Drugs Lead Story News

    MPs call for stronger action on drugs

    Lawmakers join military officials in urging the government to step up efforts to stem the growing problem of drug trafficking in Burma.

    Crime Drugs Lead Story News

    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”.

    Crime Drugs Lead Story News

    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.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Addicts drown in a town awash with drugs

    Kalay, a major trading town in Sagaing Division, pays a heavy price for its strategic location near the Indian border, as police fight in vain against a flood of drugs.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    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.

    Drugs Lead Story Mandalay Division News Sagaing

    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.

    Drugs Lead Story News Shan

    US, Austrian men arrested for drugs in Muse

    An American and an Austrian citizen have been arrested in Shan State’s Muse, along with a third individual who police say is a rebel group member.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    TNLA seize drugs worth US$3 million

    Armed group claim mass haul during routine vehicle checks.

    Foreign Affairs Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Drugs, Dawei, twin towns on agenda as Thai PM visits Burma

    Thailand and Burma’s old generals look to sign MoUs and promote ties, but Burmese migrant issues may overshadow ceremonial niceties in the wake of the Koh Tao murder case.

    Drugs Health Lead Story News

    War and drugs: a deadly combination

    KWAT reports that the escalation of drug abuse in Kachin State is fuelled by the ongoing conflict in the region.

    Rise in sale of fake cosmetics and drugs in Rangoon.

    Rising sales of fake cosmetics and drugs have been reported in Rangoon, where unidentified people claiming to be staff members of reputed cosmetic companies are selling fake goods to retail[…]

    Drugs Lead Story News Shan

    Drugs: One killed in Tachilek shoot-out

    A 10-minute shoot-out between Thai border security guards and a drug smuggling ring on Tuesday night left one of the gang dead on the outskirts of the Burmese border town of Tachilek, Thai media have reported.

    Development Education Lead Story News

    Drugs and development in the Wa region

    United Wa State Army (UWSA) spokesman Aung Myint speaks to DVB’s Aye Nai about drugs, development and education in the Wa region.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    UN finalises ‘landmark agreement’ to fight drugs in Burma

    The UNODC finalised a four-year memorandum of understanding with the Burmese government on Monday, allowing them to partner on an “integrated programme” aimed at strengthening the rule of law and tackling crime and drug issues.

    Karen armed groups united to combat illicit drugs video

    Drugs Ethnic issues Lead Story News Video

    Karen armed groups united to combat illicit drugs

    Leaders from six Karen armed groups have formed a task force in order to combat drug production and use in the east Burmese state.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Drugs, land and mining issues plague Shan State

    A four-day regional development workshop responding to the challenges posed by drugs and environmental degradation has concluded in Shan State

    BRIEF – Date-rape drugs seized at Thai-Burmese border

    Nearly one million date-rape pills en route to Burma were confiscated in northwestern Thailand’s Tak Province on Sunday, Thai police confirmed. The drugs, which included Xanax, Razepam and Frisium, arrived[…]

    BRIEF – Kachins mark anti-drugs day

    Members of the Kachin Baptist Church and local youth organisations on Friday marked the first Kachin Anti-Narcotics Day by staging prayers in towns in Kachin and northern Shan states, including[…]

    Health Lead Story News

    Burma buyer’s club: MoH warns against contraband drugs

    Burma’s Ministry of Health issued a consumer warning to only buy drugs certified by government health authorities as cross-border contraband drugs continue to infiltrate the Burmese market.

    BRIEF – KNU impostors arrested with guns and drugs

    Two men claiming to be members of the Karen National Union were arrested on Monday in Hpa-an, Karen State. According to police, drugs and guns were seized from their car in a[…]

    Drugs Lead Story News Society

    Burmese boy, 7, used as drugs mule in Thailand

    A seven-year-old Burmese boy with only a backpack was found crying at a roadside in Thong Pha Phum district in Thailand’s Kanchanaburi province after being tricked into carrying almost 10,000 methamphetamine pills.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Burmese police uncover Naw Kham’s drugs stash

    Burmese authorities claim to have discovered over US$1.3 million worth of methamphetamine tablets buried by the late drug kingpin Naw Kham near the Thai-Burma border.

    News Politics

    Political solution necessary to fight drugs: report

    Shan Drug Watch published its 2012 annual report yesterday urging a political solution with armed ethnic groups in Burma

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