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48.3 kg heroin seized in Myanmar

Yangon, Apr 4 (UNI) Authorities have seized 48.3 kg of heroin worth over 1.93 billion kyats (about 920,000 U.S. dollars) in Mon state, southern Myanmar, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported on late Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotic police intercepted a vehicle in Kyaikhto township of Mon State on March 30 and confiscated 48.3 kg of 138 heroin blocks, the CCDAC said.
Initial investigations showed that the drugs were transported from southern Shan state to Mawlamyine city in Mon state, it said.
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