238,000 stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar-Xinhua

238,000 stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar

Source: Xinhua

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2024-10-26 20:04:30

YANGON, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police seized 238,000 stimulant tablets and 220 grams of heroin in eastern Myanmar's Shan state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, a joint anti-narcotic task force intercepted a vehicle in the state's Yatsauk township on Oct. 24 and confiscated the drugs.

The seized drugs had a street value of 122.3 million kyats (about 58,238 U.S. dollars). A suspect was arrested.

The suspect was charged under the Southeast Asian country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, and further investigations were underway, the CCDAC said.