Over 10 million stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar; durgs street worth almost US$2mil


YANGON, March 11 (Xinhua): Myanmar authorities have seized 10.17 million stimulant tablets in the eastern Shan state, according to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control has announced.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a 12-wheeled truck in Tachilek town of Shan state on March 4 and confiscated the narcotic drugs in bags, the statement said.

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Myanmar , Cops , Narcotics , Seized , Big Haul

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