Teknaf, Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Navy seized 180 sacks of smuggled sugar and arrested eight smugglers from near Saint-Martin Island on August 23 at midnight while it was being smuggled to Burma, according to sources.

Maungdaw, Arakan State: A Maulana (religious leader) was arrested by Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) on August 10, in Maungdaw Township on the allegation that he had connections with exiled political parties, said a local elder.

Maungdaw, Arakan State: A car driver was sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison by Maungdaw court on the allegation that he had an illicit affair with a girl, said a close relative of the victim.