The police deputy-commander said that drugs are frequently seized at Takaw Bridge, but this was the biggest seizure at that checkpoint so far this year.
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BRIEF - 13 kg of Burmese heroin seized in China
Police in China seized approximately 13 kilograms of heroin being trafficked from Burma, local authorities told China’s state-run Xinhua News. Police say they detained one suspect on Sunday in Yunnan province. Acting on tip, the police formed a task force to intercept the smugglers, one of whom escaped after fleeing into the forest.
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Thai heroin haul ‘traces back to Wa’
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Burma fuelling China’s heroin crisis
Heroin transported from Shan state is dominating the market for drug users in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, which is seeing a rise in registered users