Stimulant tablets seized in Hpakant

Published
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Stimulant tablets seized in Hpakant
Mizzima
Photo: CCDAC
Photo: CCDAC

Myanmar authorities seized a total of 138,000 stimulant tablets in Hpakant township, Myanmar's Kachin state, Xinhua reported.

The tablets worth 690 million kyats (460,000 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a house in Hpakant township on Monday morning.

Meanwhile, Myanmar police also seized 49.3 grams of heroin and 180 stimulant tablets in Katha township, Sagaing region on the same day.

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