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Two police officers unconditionally released in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State : Two police officers accompanied by 3 others were unconditionally released on November 27, after about fifteen months of detention at Hluntin Headquarters of Maungdaw Town. They were arrested because of involvement in Yaba tablets business, according to an elder named Musa (not real name) of Maungdaw. “The released detainees were---U Thaung Tin (Camp-in-Charge of Maungdaw police station), U Hla Thein (Second police officer),U Nyu Nyu (Police constable)  along with another policeman and one Buddhist monk. They were arrested with 160,000 Yaba tablets in Maungdaw last year. The matter was well-known to the local public.”  However, the arrestees were dismissed by law suit unconditionally on November 27, though they were arrested with red-handed with Yaba tablets. But, the concerned authorities gave heavy punishment to the civilians who had been caught with Yaba. But the police officers and policemen were demoted from their original positions, said another b