YANGON, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities seized a haul of narcotic drugs including ICE and stimulant tablets in Myanmar's Yangon region in single day, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Sunday.

On Saturday, 1.04 kilograms of methamphetamine (ICE) worth over 104 million kyats (69,333 U.S. dollars), 45 stimulant tablets and related materials were confiscated, along with two suspects by a joint police force from a car and a house in Thingangyun township and Mayangone township of Yangon, the largest city of the country.

Also, 4,000 stimulant tablets were seized from two motorcycles along with two suspects in Htantabin township of Yangon region.

On the same day, an anti-narcotic taskforce bust 124,200 stimulant tablets worth 621 million kyats (414,000 U.S. dollars) from a motorcycle and three suspects were arrested on Shwebo-Myitkyina road in Indaw township, Sagaing region.

Meanwhile, 50,000 stimulant tablets were found from a motorcycle, along with two female suspects in Mong Yawng township, Shan state on Saturday.

A total of nine suspects in connection with the cases were charged by the respective township police under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law. Enditem

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