Police seize 14.2 kg of crystal meth in Tanintharyi region

Police seize 14.2 kg of crystal meth in Tanintharyi region
Photo: CCDAC
Photo: CCDAC

Myanmar’s police have seized over 14.2 kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) in Tanintharyi region, Xinhua reported.

Ice worth over 568.16 million kyats (378,773 U.S. dollars) was found buried in a garden in the township, the report said.

Meanwhile, soap boxes filled with 2.4 kg of heroin worth 192.7 million kyats (128,480 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a car travelling from Waingmaw to Myitkyina when the car was intercepted at a checkpoint in Waingmaw township, Kachin state.

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