Here's another reason why sweets are bad for your health.
On Monday, songwriters Nyein Cham Ko and Rodney Sann Lwin sat down at Gloria Jean's Coffees in Myanmar Plaza, where they expected to meet their friend, pop singer Phyo Pyae Sone.
But plain-clothed police officers arrested the pair along with Phyo Pyae Sone, when he arrived. A customer filmed the incident (see video below) in which one of the officers appears to hit Nyein Cham Ko in his face.
Police reportedly searched Phyo Pyae Sone's car in the parking lot of the shopping mall following a tip-off, finding a backpack holding what they suspected to be drugs.
Hours later, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control and home affairs ministry released statements on their Facebook pages saying police had opened cases against the three men under an anti-drugs law that carries up to 20 years in prison.
In the bag were 10 tablets of ketamine, said police, a synthetic drug also used as anesthetic for animals. The haul was worth 12,000 kyats (US$7.85), added the statements.
But alarm bells began to ring when Facebook users pointed out that the tablets shown in the statements were Thai-brand Playmore candies. Laboratory tests confirmed the tablets were not an illicit substance, though the results omitted clarification on whether they were tasty sugar-rush treats.
Bahan's police chief told media on Wednesday the three men had been released.
Phyo Pyae Sone thanked fans on social media for their support. He also postponed a press conference set for yesterday at a Yangon hotel, adding that he would rearrange for a time when Nyein Cham Ko and Rodney Sann Lwin could join him.
(Video: App Share / Facebook)
