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Kaladan Press Org
January 21, 2008
Pauktaw, Arakan State: The three main agents of the illegal three-digit lottery selling group, including a local police officer, of Pauktaw Township in central Arakan State were arrested by authorities in recent days.
Ko Htun Oo, 38, was arrested on the evening of January 19 by police officers on the charges of illegal gambling and selling lottery tickets to the public.
Yesterday, police Sub-Inspector Myo Aung and Daw Kyawt May wife of Htun Oo, were also arrested after Ko Htun Oo’s statement to investigators said that they were his main business partners.
Police searched the house of Htun Oo and found 200 tickets of three-digit illegal lottery in the hand bag of Daw Kyawt May. Lottery tickets sell for kyat 500 each.
The three were sent to the Akyab police head office for further interrogation.
The three-digit lottery is well-known to Burmese people and is played illegally across the country. It is based on the last three digits of the legal government lottery in Thailand which is drawn twice a month.
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