Illegal drugs seized in central Myanmar

Yangon [Myanmar], October 11: Myanmar's authorities have seized 4.18 kg of heroin and 180,000 stimulant tablets in the central region of Mandalay, according to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) late Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a passenger vehicle in Thabeikkyin Township in the region on Oct. 5 and confiscated narcotic drugs from two passengers, the statement said.
The seized narcotics are worth approximately over 370 million kyats (about 176,190 U.S. dollars), and the two suspects were arrested in the case, it said.
Investigations showed that the narcotic drugs were being transported to Kachin state from Shan state, it said.
The suspects were charged under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, and further investigations were underway, it said.
Source: Xinhua