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Drug mule from Myanmar detained in Yunnan

Xinhua, March 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

A pregnant woman from Myanmar was detained in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Monday on suspicion of transporting drugs.

Frontier police in Mangshi City, Dehong Prefecture, intercepted the woman at 4:25 p.m. in front of a hotel in the city and confiscated 6.12 kg of heroin from her.

The woman said another woman from Myanmar had asked her to transport the drugs from Myanmar to Mangshi, and promised to give her 3,000 yuan in return, according to the police.

The investigation continues. Endi