Myanmar seizes stimulants, heroin in NE state

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YANGON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized some stimulants and heroin with a total worth of 108.4 million kyats (72,200 U.S. dollars) in Shan state, according to a release of the anti-drug force.

The 54,200 tablets of stimulants and 2 grams of heroin were confiscated in Mabein township on Thursday when the anti-drug force searched a suspicious hut where five people resided, finding the stimulants and heroin packed and hidden underneath the floor where they slept, according to the release on late Saturday.

Along with the seizure were also 17 million kyats cash and two motorcycles which were handed over to the local police.

The local Mabein police station has opened a case against the five under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. Enditem

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