YANGON, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 102,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan State, according to a statement from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police intercepted a vehicle in Nawnghkio township of northern Shan state on Monday and confiscated the drugs and three mobile phones.

The seized drugs are worth approximately 51 million kyats (about 24,285 U.S. dollars).

Two suspects were arrested for the case, the CCDAC said, adding they were charged under the Southeast Asian country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, and further investigations were underway, it said. Enditem

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