Loyalist casinos busted

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Loyalist casinos busted

On 28 March, Kutkhai-based Col San Shwe Tha raided two casinos along the Mao (Shweli) River, near Nam Paw, between Muse and Pangkham.

One of them, Moonshine Island, is owned by Soso-pyay-pyay Sai Htun Aye, known to be close to junta authorities. Another is owned by Panhsay Kyaw Myint, leader of a pro-government militia force.

The raiding party detained more than a hundred people, many of them gamblers from across the border. Sai Htun Aye and Kyaw Myint however were not among the detained.

For more on Sai Htun Aye, see Sai Htun Aye - Pocket druglord, 10 July 2004