XINHUA – Myanmar authorities have seized 11 kilogrammes (kg) of heroin and 200,000 stimulant tablets in central Myanmar, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported yesterday.
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Chanayethazan township of Mandalay region on December 27 and confiscated 2.8kg of heroin along with two suspects, the report said.
According to the investigation, 8.2kg of heroin and 200,000 stimulant tablets were found at another suspect’s home in the same township, it added. The seized narcotics are worth MMK575 million (about USD0.27 million), it said.
The three suspects were charged under the country’s law, and further investigations were underway, it added.
