MYANMAR'S MUNITIONS

Myanmar police said on Saturday they were preparing to charge journalists working for Turkey's state broadcaster TRT-

their local interpreter and driver for driving a drone into the country without permission.

The police were also expecting to obtain court permission to remand the four up to 15 days as they prepare to charge them under Section 8 of the Export and Import Law.

Violators of it can be jailed for up to three years.

The journalists  Lau Hen Meng from Singapore and Mok Choy Lin from Malaysia, plus their interpreter Aung Naing Soe and driver  Hla Tin have been detained since Friday-

For flying a drone near the parliament in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw.

The development comes amid tensions between Myanmar and Turkey over the Rohingya crisis.

Turkish broadcasters TRT said on its website that the network ''is in discussions with Myanmar authorities to secure their release. Both journalists had valid visas.''

Myanmar police spokesman Police Colonel Myo Thu Soe told Reuters the journalists  ''illegally imported the drone'' and all four will be charged under the Export and Import Law.

The Law does not specifically refer to drones, but it says that ''no person shall export or import  restricted, prohibited and banned goods.