Stimulants worth over 2.3 mln USD seized in Myanmar's southern state
Source: Xinhua | 2020-09-29
Myanmar authorities seized 2,016,000 stimulants in Bago region, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Monday.
Acting on a tip-off, the joint anti-narcotic police made a seizure in Padaung township on Saturday.
Stimulants worth over 3 billion kyats (over 2.3 million U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a truck along with one suspect being arrested.
The township police filed a case against the suspect and further investigation will be conducted under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, the release said.
On Sunday, a total of 450,000 stimulants worth 450 million kyats (343,511 U.S. dollars) were seized in Hopong township of Shan state.
According to a latest release issued by the President's Office, a total of 1,351 drug-related cases were registered across Myanmar while 2,065 people were charged in connection with the cases as of Sept. 26 this year, since the formation of the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department on June 26, 2018.
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