The military junta is arresting porters with 7 or 8 private cars in Shwebo town

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A Shwebo resident told BBM on July 12 that the military junta is arresting porters in various ways in Shwe Bo town, Sagaing Region, and is also using private cars to carry out porters.

In Shwebo, soldiers of the military junta are reportedly arresting young people while checking motorbikes and cars and are also seen carrying private cars.

“They don’t arrest them, so these women are only elderly. The young and middle-aged ones are pretty attractive,”

a military source on the ground told BBM. In addition, the military junta is reportedly blocking motorcycles and dragging porters and even dragging them around with private cars.

“In the city, they arrest people without motorbikes, they arrest people without helmets, and they arrest young people without warning. And they also go around the city with these private cars. At least 7 of them go around. They come in plain clothes and in suits,”

a local told BBM. Due to the military junta’s unexpected arrests of porters, it is reported that some young people in Shwebo town are joining the revolutionary forces and are fleeing to safety.

On the other hand, the military junta has reportedly not advanced into areas where the revolutionary forces have gained control for years.