Myanmar police seize ecstasy pills worth RM450,000


YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar authorities have seized 5,000 ecstasy pills and 266,000 stimulant tablets in recent operations conducted in the eastern Shan state, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in the state's Tachileik town on Friday, seizing 5,000 ecstasy pills worth about 200 million kyats (US$95,200 - RM450,000) and arresting two suspects, the CCDAC said.

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