Over 12 kg of heroin seized in northern Myanmar

Source: Xinhua| 2019-09-13 17:18:02|Editor: Xiaoxia
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YANGON, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police seized 12.97 kg of heroin in Myanmar’s Kachin state, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Friday.

Acting on tip-off, the seizure was made by the police in Mohnyin township.

1.43 kg of heroin worth 114.4 million kyats (76,266 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a house in the township on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, 11.54 kg of heroin worth 807.8 million kyats (538,533 U.S. dollars) were seized at another house in Mohnyin township on Thursday, in connection with Wednesday’s seizure, said the CCDAC's release.

Three suspects were charged under the country’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.

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