YANGON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 15.07 kg of heroin and 992,000 stimulant tablets in Sagaing region, Myanmar, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a motorcycle in Kalay township of Sagaing region on Aug. 6 and confiscated the drugs, it said.
The seized drugs are worth over 2.7 billion kyats (about 1.28 million U.S. dollars), it said.
The suspects connected to the case have been charged under the country's laws, and further investigations are ongoing, it added.
