YANGON: Myanmar authorities have seized 55 kg of heroin and 5.8 million stimulant tablets in Mandalay region of central Myanmar, the state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Friday (Nov 28).
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Mandalay's Patheingyi township on Nov 6 and confiscated the drugs along with one suspect.
Following the investigation, three additional suspects were arrested between Nov 7 and 16 in three separate townships across Mandalay, it said, adding that one more suspect, who arranged the transportation of the drugs, remains at large.
The seized drugs had a street value of over 8.9 billion kyats (about US$4.23 million), it said.
The suspects have been charged under the country's law, and further investigation is ongoing, the report said. - Xinhua
