NSS – June 28  

The Kachin State Chief Minister Khat Htain Nan affirmed that a total of 245 drug cases and 310 smugglers were seized in Kachin State as of May 2023.   

The Chief Minister addressed it during the event of 36th International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking that falls on 26th June held in Myitkyina.

There were 766 drug cases in Kachin State in 2022 amounted to 18,526.147 million kyats were seized together with 996 drug smugglers, as per reports.

In 2023 as of May, there were 245 drug cases amounted to 6,838.338 million kyats were seized together with 310 drug smugglers.

The Kachin State Chief Minister also highlighted that a total of 80.5 acres of poppy plantations were destroyed by cooperation between Tatmadaw, Myanmar Police Force, departmental work forces and the public participation in 2022-23 poppy season.

Major poppy plantation areas in Kachin State involve, as per information, Sadung, Wai Moe and Kan Paik Ti in Waingmaw Township and Chipwi to Danai regions.