Large haul of drugs seized in Myanmar's Sagaing region


YANGON: Myanmar authorities have seized 15.07 kg of heroin and 992,000 stimulant tablets in Sagaing region, Myanmar, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Saturday (Aug 16).

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a motorcycle in Kalay township of Sagaing region on Aug 6 and confiscated the drugs, it said.

The seized drugs are worth over 2.7 billion kyats (about US$1.28 million), it said.

The suspects connected to the case have been charged under the country's laws, and further investigations are ongoing, it added. - Xinhua

 

 

 

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