Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – On January 11, 15, and 16, 2026, relevant departments successively announced the seizure of drug-making materials and drug manufacturing sites in Hsipaw and Mongya townships in northern Shan State. To continuously advance anti-drug efforts, joint operations with security forces were conducted simultaneously, including aerial and ground intelligence gathering and regional security patrols, to further investigate drug-related crimes.
From January 18th to 22nd, joint security forces conducted a continuous special operation in the aforementioned areas, seizing a large quantity of drug-making equipment and materials, as well as suspected fraud-related locations, in different time periods and areas. Details are as follows:
At approximately 4:00 PM on January 18th, near the areas identified in Xibu and Mengya towns, joint forces seized three warehouses, multiple residences and functional sheds, and confiscated packaging materials marked "1888," 15 glass condensing jars, 24 drying trays, 7 distillation machines, as well as 500 bags of unlabeled chemicals, 103 bags of caustic soda, 200 bags of sodium sulfate, 18 bags of alum, 28 bags of charcoal powder, 469 gas cylinders, 3 refrigerators, 9 electric stoves, and other drug-making materials and equipment, along with a cooking shed and 2 dedicated drug-making machines.
At 5 PM that day, in the area surrounding Manfiat village, police seized 17 residential shacks, 8 warehouses, and 4 drug-making sheds, confiscating 2 large generators, 54 blue plastic drums containing acid, 190 empty blue plastic drums, 76 empty metal drums, 75 five-gallon white containers containing acid, 60 bags of caustic soda, 1 steel drug-making condenser, and 39 small glass condensers.
At 6 PM that day, 6 kilometers northwest of the same area, police seized 67 empty plastic drums, 7 empty metal drums, 2 generators, 4 residential shacks, 1 cardboard packaging material warehouse, 1 cooking shed, 6 metal storage shelves, 1 gas cylinder, and 50 pieces of timber.
At 9:00 AM on January 19th, in an area 10 kilometers southwest of Munhai, a joint team seized 5 drug manufacturing sheds, 5 warehouses, 8 residential sheds, 5 six-foot boilers, 5 five-foot boilers, 4 steel mixers, 60 steel pallets, 120 glass drug manufacturing tubes, 4 tablet presses, 120 empty gas cylinders, 250 empty blue plastic barrels, 50 empty iron barrels, 2 large generators, and 2 six-wheeled blue trucks.
At 3:00 PM that same day, 8 kilometers southwest of Manfiyat village, they seized 1 25-foot x 15-foot waterproof tarpaulin tent, 1 20-foot x 10-foot waterproof tarpaulin kitchen shed, 1 excavator, and related drug manufacturing equipment.
At 7:00 PM on January 20, joint forces seized three buildings 8 kilometers southwest of the area. These included two two-story metal-roofed buildings (180 ft x 50 ft x 22 ft), one two-story building under construction (120 ft x 60 ft x 22 ft), and one steel-structured building (200 ft x 20 ft x 12 ft). These buildings were suspected of being used for online fraud and gambling activities.
On the morning of January 22, security forces arrived in the area 18 kilometers northwest of the village of Memphis and discovered a large camp suspected to be occupied by sub-Saharan Africans. The camp contained multiple dwellings with corrugated iron and brick walls and corrugated iron and bamboo walls, cooking sheds, bathrooms, guardhouses, two ground-level wooden bunkers, a 300-foot-long, 3-foot-wide, and 3-foot-deep trench, and several thatched huts.
From January 9th to 22nd, 2026, the Myanmar Armed Forces, in conjunction with related forces, conducted a special operation in Hsipaw and Mongya townships in northern Shan State. Through ground patrols and collaboration with local residents, they uncovered and dismantled 13 drug production sites and 2 locations suspected of online fraud and gambling. A large quantity of drug manufacturing equipment and materials were seized, and one Myanmar Armed Forces security bureau outpost and one permanent camp were sealed off.
Currently, the seized drugs have been handed over to a joint team, including experts, for testing. They will then be transferred to relevant departments for systematic destruction through methods such as incineration and dismantling. Security forces will continue to conduct security checks on any remaining suspected drug production sites in the surrounding areas; all individuals involved in drug-related activities will be thoroughly investigated and severely punished according to law.
