6.6 kilograms of heroin seized in Shan State

6.6 kilograms of heroin seized in Shan State

Myanmar police seized 6.6 kilograms of heroin and some stimulants in Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), Xinhua reported.

The seizure was made by an anti-narcotic task force in Muse township on Sunday.

Soap boxes filled with heroin worth over 132 million kyats (88,000 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a car, along with 120,000 stimulant tablets worth 180 million kyats (120,000 U.S. dollars) at a toll gate on Sunday afternoon.

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