Myanmar police busts 1.15 mln stimulants in eastern state

YANGON, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police seized a total of 1.15 million stimulant tablets in Shan state, said a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) late Monday.

The seizure was made by a joint police force in Loilem township on Sunday.

Stimulants worth 1.15 billion kyats (766,667 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a car which was intercepted at a checkpoint in the Loilem township on Sunday afternoon.

Two suspects were charged in connection with the case under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.