Over 500,000 stimulant tablets seized in east Myanmar-Xinhua

Over 500,000 stimulant tablets seized in east Myanmar

Source: Xinhua

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2023-09-24 19:17:30

YANGON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police seized over 500,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan State, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, the joint anti-narcotic task force raided the suspect's house in Namhkam Township on Friday and found 534,000 stimulant tablets worth over 267 million kyats (about 0.13 million U.S. dollars), it added.

Similarly, on Saturday, the police searched the motorcycle driven by a suspect in Myitkyina Township, northern Myanmar's Kachin State and seized 1,900 stimulant tablets and 297 grams of heroin, the committee said.

The suspects were charged under the Southeast Asian country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, and further investigations were underway, it said.