Myanmar authorities bust network behind drug smuggling into M'sia

BernamaPublished: Sep 13, 2025 4:11 PM

Myanmar anti-narcotics agents have smashed a drug ring believed to be behind the smuggling of large quantities of drugs into Malaysia.

The syndicate was crippled following the arrest of six suspects during counternarcotics operations in Shwepyitha Township in Yangon on Sept 5, reported state media The Global New Light of Myanmar today.

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