Over 10 mln stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar-Xinhua

Over 10 mln stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar

Source: Xinhua| 2023-03-10 00:16:15|Editor: huaxia

YANGON, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 10.17 million stimulant tablets in the eastern Shan state, according to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a 12-wheeled truck in Tachilek town of Shan state on March 4 and confiscated the narcotic drugs in bags, the statement said.

The seized narcotics are worth over 4 billion kyats (over 1.9 million U.S. dollars), it said.

Initial investigation showed the drugs were transported from Mongpyin town to Tachilek in Shan state.

Two suspects were charged in the case as further investigation was underway.

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