Narinjara News,  26 June 2022

NineMuslims were arrested from a motorboat near Thekone village under Pauktaw township of  Rakhine State with 100bags of WFP-labeled rice and otherkitchen utensils, said a State-run Rakhinedaily newspaper.

The arrest took place on 23 June during the morning hours near the Pauktaw sea, a few miles east of theState capital ‘Sittwe’.

The were initially apprehended by a joint investigation team suspecting their movement from east towest about 3 miles northwest of PweKyae Taung near Thekonevillage.

All the detainees hail Pauktaw township but the authority has not revealed their identities.
Besides the WFP-labeled rice,  600 bottles of cooking oil (3 liter capacity each),  20 bags oflentils and over Kyat 87 lakh were seizedfrom their possession, added the daily.

The seized boat along with the items are being kept in Sittwe city police station. The apprehended nineMuslims are being prosecuted underthe relevant laws.