YANGON, Oct 26 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s police seized drugs worth over 381 million U.S. dollars on Oct 23, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), in a meeting.
The first meeting of the CCDAC for 2023 was held in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, and attended by CCDAC’s Chairman, Union Minister for Home Affairs, Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, state-run daily, The Mirror, reported today.
During the meeting, the union minister said, the drug transitions are connected with arms smuggling, violence, money laundering and transnational crimes, affecting regional stability, according to the news report.
He added that, Myanmar is closely cooperating with various countries or organisations to carry out anti-narcotics activities.
The seized drugs included opium, heroin, stimulant tablets, methamphetamine, Ketamine, ecstasy pills and Happy Water, the media report said.– NNN-MNA
