YANGON, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized large amounts of narcotic drugs in the regions of Yangon and Mandalay, the state-run The Mirror Daily reported on Tuesday.
The confiscated narcotics included 1 kg of ketamine, 105 g of happy water, 1.9 million stimulant tablets and 50 g of heroin, the report said.
The narcotic drugs were seized in Dagon Myothit (North) township of Yangon region on Sept. 8 and Chanmyathazi township of Mandalay region on Sept. 13, it said.
A total of four suspects in connection with the case were arrested, and the confiscated drugs are approximately worth 2.4 billion kyats (about 1.1 million U.S. dollars), the report said.
The suspects were charged under the country's law, and further investigations are ongoing, it added. ■
