June 29, 2016

Nepalese-Myanmar drug ring busted

Three members of a transnational drug ring, two Myanmar nationals and a Nepalese man, have been arrested in a joint operation involving several agencies, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board announced.

Other agencies also involved in the operation, which targeted trafficking of drugs through Suvarnabhumi airport, were the Customs Department, the airport's anti-drugs police, and the Armed Forces Security Centre, the NCB statement said.

First, a Myanmar man identified only as Anil, 22, was arrested with 7.3 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine found hidden in a false compartment in his baggage on his arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport from Yangon on June 25. (Courtesy of mizzima.com)

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