Myanmar authorities seize 100 Kg methamphetamine, 13 kg of ketamine in southern region

Three suspects have been charged under Myanmar’s Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substance Law

April 28, 2024

Anti-narcotics police seize drugs worth more than 3.7 bn kyats along with four mobile phones

Myanmar authorities have seized 100 kg of methamphetamine and 13 kg of ketamine in a recent operation in southern Myanmar, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control reported on Sunday.

According to Xinhua news agency, three suspects involved in the case have been charged under the country’s Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substance Law.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a truck in Waw township in the Bago region on Thursday, and seized the drugs worth more than 3.7 billion kyats (about $1.76 million), along with four mobile phones, according to the committee as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.

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