Over 40kg heroin, stimulants almost worth US$1 million seized in Myanmar's central region

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YANGON, June 14 (Xinhua): Myanmar's Anti-Narcotics Task Force has seized over 1.6 billion kyats (US$864,864) worth of heroin and stimulant pills in Mandalay region, a police statement said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics agents seized 40.7 kg heroin and 400,000 stimulant tablets from a vehicle in Myitnge town of Mandalay region on June 11, it said.