13.2 kg heroin seized in Myanmar's central region
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E-mail Xinhua, September 13, 2020
YANGON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities seized 13.2 kg of heroin in Mandalay region, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, the joint anti-narcotic police force made a seizure in Pyin Oo Lwin township on Sunday morning.
Heroin worth 792 million kyats (586,666 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a vehicle.
The township police filed a case against three suspects in connection with the case and further investigation is underway under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, the release said.
According to a latest release issued by the President's Office, a total of 1,320 drug-related cases were registered across Myanmar while 2,022 people were charged in connection with the cases as of Sept. 5 this year, since the formation of the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department on June 26, 2018. Enditem
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