Over 18 kg psychotropic drugs seized in eastern Myanmar, 5 arrested

YANGON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police have seized 18.51 kilograms of psychotropic drugs worth over 2 billion kyats (952,380 U.S. dollars) in the eastern state of Shan, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) late Friday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Tachileik Township on Sept. 15 and seized 14.91 kg of psychotropic drugs (Happy Water).