Over 1.3 mln stimulant tablets seized in central Myanmar

YANGON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 1.38 million stimulant tablets in central Myanmar, state-owned daily The Mirror reported on Friday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a 12-wheeled vehicle in Thazi township of Mandalay region on June 26 and confiscated the drugs, the report said.

The seized narcotics are estimated to be worth approximately 2.07 billion kyats (about 985,714 U.S. dollars), according to the report.

Three suspects were arrested in connection with the case, it said. They have been charged under the country's laws, and further investigation is underway, it added.

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