Large amount of controlled chemicals seized in Myanmar's eastern state

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-10 20:01:59|Editor: huaxia

YANGON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities seized a large amount of sodium cyanide in Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the joint police force searched four trucks in Kalaw township on Monday, and 18,000 kilograms of sodium cyanide worth 108 million kyats (77,142 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from the trucks along with seven suspects.

The township police filed a case against the suspects under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, the release said. Enditem

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