Over 170 kg of heroin seized in central Myanmar

Over 170 kg of heroin seized in central Myanmar

Xinhua
14 Aug 2025, 23:15 GMT+

YANGON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's authorities have seized 171.6 kg of heroin in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control said on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched two vehicles in Yamethin township of Mandalay region on Aug. 7 and confiscated the drugs.

The seized drugs were worth over 4.29 billion kyats (about 2.04 million U.S. dollars).

Suspects connected to the case have been charged, and further investigations were ongoing.

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