Myanmar navy seizes 1.5 tonnes of narcotics destined for Malaysia

YANGON: Myanmar's naval authorities have seized 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine destined for Malaysia, the country's Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said late Friday (Feb 23).

The narcotic drugs were confiscated in Pathein township of Ayeyarwady region on Feb 12, following subsequent rounds of investigations and arrests after the naval authorities' inspection of a suspicious boat in Myanmar territorial waters near Hainggyikyun town of Ayeyarwady region on Jan 22, the CCDAC said.