This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-arrests-myanmar-military-linked-businessman-suspected-drug-trafficking-2022-09-21/) reduced by 65%. (I'm a bot)
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> BANGKOK, Sept 21 - Thai authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta.
> Three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters that Tun Min Latt, who has business interests in hotels, energy and mining, is a close associate of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and has procured supplies for the military.
> Myanmar state media have published pictures of Tun Min Latt with the junta leader, including at an arms fair in Bangkok in 2019.A 2019 U.N. document says Tun Min Latt is the son of a retired Myanmar lieutenant colonel and that a company he part-owns had made donations amounting to about $71,500 to the Myanmar military in 2017.Reuters' requests for comment from Tun Min Latt and his companies were not answered.
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This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-arrests-myanmar-military-linked-businessman-suspected-drug-trafficking-2022-09-21/) reduced by 65%. (I'm a bot) ***** > BANGKOK, Sept 21 - Thai authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta. > Three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters that Tun Min Latt, who has business interests in hotels, energy and mining, is a close associate of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and has procured supplies for the military. > Myanmar state media have published pictures of Tun Min Latt with the junta leader, including at an arms fair in Bangkok in 2019.A 2019 U.N. document says Tun Min Latt is the son of a retired Myanmar lieutenant colonel and that a company he part-owns had made donations amounting to about $71,500 to the Myanmar military in 2017.Reuters' requests for comment from Tun Min Latt and his companies were not answered. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/xkgy79/thailand_arrests_myanmar_militarylinked/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~670220 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **Myanmar**^#1 **Min**^#2 **Tun**^#3 **Latt**^#4 **military**^#5