YANGON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities have seized a large amount of ammonium nitrate in Kachin state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Sunday.
The joint anti-narcotic police made a seizure in Mohnyin township on Friday.
About 17,460 kilograms of ammonium nitrate worth over 19 million kyats ( 14,733 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a 12-wheeled truck along with three suspects.
The township police filed a case against the suspects 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 1,351 drug-related cases were registered across Myanmar while 2,065 suspects were charged in connection with drug-related cases as of Sept. 26 this year, since the formation of the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department on June 26, 2018. Enditem
