easynftgamestomakemoney|Over 5,000 kg of controlled chemicals seized in northern Myanmar
2024-07-18 / rbetwin / view：11 /
YANGONeasynftgamestomakemoney, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 5,250 kg of sodium cyanide in Kachin state of northern Myanmar, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Thursdayeasynftgamestomakemoney.
Acting on a tip-off, the country's anti-narcotics police searched a 12-wheeled vehicle in Mohnyin township of Kachin state on July 14, and confiscated the controlled substances, the CCDAC said.
The seized controlled chemicals are worth approximately 68.25 million kyats (about 32,500 U.S. dollars), it said.
A total of seven suspects, including four onboard the vehicle and three others in Myitkyina township, were arrested for the case, the CCDAC said.
They were charged under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, and further investigation is underway, it said.■
