30.8 kg of heroin, 154,000 stimulant tablets seized in central Myanmar


YANGON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 30.8 kg of heroin and 154,000 stimulant tablets in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Pyigyitagon township of Mandalay region on March 9 and confiscated the narcotics, and arrested three suspects.

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