Anti-Narcotics Police Seize Over 65,000 Stimulant Pills from Myanmar

Anti-narcotics police have seized more than 65,000 stimulant tablets worth $254,000 in Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar.

The pills were discovered after police received a tip-off from a local resident on Friday, September 25, 2015.

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In July, 2015, an inspection team seized 26.7 million stimulant tablets with a street value of more than $100 million in Mingaladon township in Yangon, the biggest drug bust in Myanmar.

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