YANGON, Jan 16 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized 5.94 kg of heroin in Mandalay region of central Myanmar, the state-run daily, The Mirror, reported today.
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Mandalay’s Mahaaungmyay township on Jan 7, and confiscated the heroin. Four suspects were arrested at the scene, the report said.
Later that evening, a search was conducted at the house of one of the arrested suspects in Chanayethazan township, and 30 bottles of 100-litre phensedyl were seized, the report said.
Investigations revealed that the narcotics were destined for the Myanmar-India border, the report added. Additional three suspects connected to the cases were also arrested, it said.
The suspects have been charged under the country’s law, and a further investigation is ongoing, the report added.– NNN-MNA
