Loikan

Loikan
Loikan
Country	Myanmar
State	Shan State
District	Kyaukme District
Township	Kyaukme Township
Population
• Ethnicities	Chinese
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

Loikan is a village in Kyaukme Township, Shan State, Burma.

History

In the 1900s, the nearby Valley of Death was a frequent battleground for the Kaung Kha rebel milita, who fought against various government forces.[1]

In the 2010s, the village became a ketamine and methamphetamine haven for Asian drug cartel Sam Gor, and a drug compound near the village was raided in 2018.[1] In 2020, Myanmar police discovered over 3,700 litres of methylfentanyl in Loikan.[2]

References

Allard, Tom (14 October 2019). "Special Report: The hunt for Asia's El Chapo". Reuters UK. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
Allard, Tom (May 18, 2020). Birsel, Robert (ed.). "Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's biggest-ever drugs bust". Reuters. Retrieved May 24, 2020. In a signal that Asia’s drug syndicates have moved into the lucrative opioid market, Reuters can reveal more than 3,700 litres of methylfentanyl was discovered by anti-narcotics police near Loikan village in Shan State in northeast Myanmar.

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[Reuters-1] Allard, Tom (14 October 2019). "Special Report: The hunt for Asia's El Chapo". Reuters UK. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[2] Allard, Tom (May 18, 2020). Birsel, Robert (ed.). "Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's biggest-ever drugs bust". Reuters. Retrieved May 24, 2020. In a signal that Asia’s drug syndicates have moved into the lucrative opioid market, Reuters can reveal more than 3,700 litres of methylfentanyl was discovered by anti-narcotics police near Loikan village in Shan State in northeast Myanmar.