Myanmar police busts 2.67 mln stimulant tablets from drugs ring

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"Myanmar authorities busted over 2.67 million stimulant tablets worth over 8 billion kyats (5.35 million U.S. dollars) from a drugs ring in two region and states, said a release from Myanmar Police Force on Thursday. Acting on tip-off, a total of 175,980 stimulant tablets were seized in three townships of Yangon region on Aug. 25. According to the testimony of the suspects, the police force conducted more drug raids for seizures of 1,000,000 stimulant tablets from a passenger bus in Aung Mingalar Highway station on Aug. 26, and 750,000 stimulant tablets from a passenger bus in Ann township as well as 749,975 tablets from another bus in Minbya township of Rakhine state one day after..."

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"Xinhua"

Date of Publication: 

2019-08-29

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2019-08-29

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Myanmar

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English

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