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KACHIN STATE – It was known that the members of Pyu Saw Htee are committing robberies, abductions and extorting money, in Hpakan town under the lead of the major Min Htet Aung from the junta council’s division 33.
In July, the Kachin People Defense Force (KPDF) managed to arrest the leader Bo Saw Maung who extorted money from the shops and rich people in Hpakan. They (Bo Saw Maung’s group) extorted money from the shop owners and the rich people and they threatened that if the victims didn’t give the money they extorted, they would murder the victims. When the members of KPDF examined Bo Saw Maung, the robber, they (KPDF) discovered that the major from the junta council’s division 33 ordered them (the robbers) to do so.
“The robbers have to give the portions to the major Min Htet Aung. Captain Banyar worked with us. During the interrogation, the leader of the robbery group mentioned that Banyar is from the junta council’s special commando force. That group has been devastated in Hpakan town since June. The members of KPDF arrest them on their way to a village to collect the extorted money,” a member of KPDF mentioned.
The leader of the robbery group, Pyu Saw Htee Bo Saw Maung, was arrested at Seik Mu village along with 3 million kyats that they extorted and a fake gun with a tracking device.
It was discovered that the robbery group is under the control of the junta council force. At the moment, the junta council troops are sending the extorting letters in Hpakan town.