270,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar's Yangon-Xinhua

270,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar's Yangon

Source: Xinhua| 2025-09-24 18:20:15|Editor: huaxia

YANGON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police have seized 270,000 stimulant tablets in Yangon region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Thingangyun township, Yangon region on Sept. 22, and confiscated the drugs, the CCDAC said.

Two suspects were arrested, and the seized drugs are estimated to be worth 270 million kyats (about 128,571 U.S. dollars), it said.

The suspects have been charged under the country's law, and further investigations are ongoing, it added.

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