6.6 kilograms of heroin seized in Shan State

Published
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
6.6 kilograms of heroin seized in Shan State
Mizzima

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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