Massive drug bust: 500,000 stimulant tablets seized in Yangon, Myanmar

Investigations revealed that they were being transported from Shan State to the Yangon region

July 1, 2024

Seized stimulant tablet valued at nearly more than 500 mn kyats

According to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), authorities in southern Myanmar‘s Yangon region confiscated 500,000 stimulant tablets.

Based on intelligence received, Anti-Narcotics Police intercepted a vehicle at the Aung Mingalar Highway station in Mingaladon township of Yangon region on June 25. The drugs were confiscated, as reported by the CCDAC.

The seized drugs were valued at nearly more than 500 million kyats (about $238,095), and investigations revealed that they were being transported from Shan State to the Yangon region, the committee said as reported by Xinhua news agency.

Four suspects were arrested in connection with the case, and they were charged under the country’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. Further investigations are ongoing, it added.

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