The Burmese military government has taken action against 322 people in 217 drug related cases in March 2007 alone. Of the 322 are 253 men and 69 women, according to a recent report of a state-run newspaper.

Junta authorities arrested suspects throughout Burma during their anti-drug drive in March, filing 217 drug related cases.

The authorities also seized 93.9254 kilograms of opium in 56 cases, and 1.36484 kilograms of heroin in 69 cases during March. Moreover, 2.9395 kilograms of opium oil were seized in ten cases, and 4.8233 kilograms of low-grade opium were seized in 12 cases. Also seized were 28.1011 kilograms of marijuana in 17 cases, 18,387 stimulant tablets in 34 cases, 3.39 kilograms of opium speciosa in eight cases, nine kilograms of ephedrine in one case, and 195 bottles of buprenorphine injection in one case.

In Burma , the number of drug trafficking cases has been increasing, as many people have become involved in the crime in an attempt to escape the current economic crisis in Burma, said a police official from Akyab.