21 January 2025
20 kg of Ice (methamphetamine) and 366,000 stimulant tablets have been seized by Myanmar’s authorities in Yangon region, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday, citing police sources.
According to the report, acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched three people in Hlaing township and confiscated 20 kg of methamphetamine on January 14.
On January 16, 366,000 stimulant tablets were seized from two suspects in Hlegu township. On Jan. 17, the owner of the stimulant tablets was apprehended in Zabuthiri township in Nay Pyi Taw, it said.
It is estimated that the seized narcotics were worth approximately 866 million kyats (about 412,380 USD).
Legal action has been initiated against the offenders, and further investigations are ongoing to arrest other suspects involved in the case.
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