Myanmar to host ASEAN drug meeting in Yangon

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Last Updated : Sep 14 2013 | 7:30 PM IST

Myanmar will host the ASEAN drug meeting in Yangon from September 24 to 27.

The meeting is expected to be attended by high-ranking officials from the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN member countries, the representatives from ASEAN dialogue partner countries China, Japan, South Korea and India and high-ranking officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States of America, Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said the New Light of Myanmar.

In 2012, the Myanmar Government punished 5,740 offenders in connection with 4,006 drug-related cases.

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First Published: Sep 14 2013 | 7:25 PM IST

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