67.33 kg of heroin seized in central Myanmar


YANGON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 67.33 kg of heroin in central Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched two vehicles in Lewe township of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory on July 11 and confiscated the drugs.

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