Official Name: | Loikan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Myanmar |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kyaukme District |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Kyaukme Township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1: | Chinese |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +6.30 |
Loikan is a village in Kyaukme Township, Shan State, Burma.
In the 1900s, the nearby Valley of Death was a frequent battleground for the Kaung Kha rebel militia, 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]