Published
Thursday, September 12, 2019
42.5 kilograms of opium seized in Shan State
Photo: CCDAC Myanmar
Myanmar authorities seized 42.5 kilograms of opium worth over 25.5 million kyats (17,000 U.S. dollars) in Shan state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Wednesday.
The seizure was made by a joint police force from a motorbike travelling from Aungban to Ywangan on Tuesday afternoon.
On the same day, 246,500 stimulant tablets worth 739.5 million kyats (493,000 U.S. dollars) from a motorbike when it was intercepted on Lai Mhone road in Kale township, Sagaing region.
