Over 500,000 stimulant tablets seized in east Myanmar

YANGON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar police seized over 500,000 stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan State, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, the joint anti-narcotic task force raided the suspect's house in Namhkam Township on Friday and found 534,000 stimulant tablets worth over 267 million kyats (about 0.13 million U.S. dollars), it added.

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