Nearly 1,000m USD worth narcotics drugs seized within 2 years in Myanmar

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Hsu / Myo Gyi (NP News) - Mar 7

Within two-year administration under the State Administration Council (SAC), various kind of illegal drugs and narcotics which are worth more than 2,000 billion Kyat or 966.525 million USD were seized, according to the SAC information team.

From 2021 February to 2022 January, about 986,471.681 million kyats (469.748 million USD) worth opium, heroin, stimulant tablets, ICE and other related drugs were seized.

Within one year period, 2508.64552 kilogram of opium, 2544.108345 kilogram of heroin, total of 187,684,070.5 stimulant tablets, ICE, marijuana, Kratom and Kratom Powder were seized.

SAC information team released the news that from 2022 February to 2023 January, 1,043,231.656 million kyats (496.777 million USD) worth narcotics drugs were seized.

1,172.82891 kilogram of opium, 1,154.435467 kilogram of heroin, 173,983,145 of stimulant tablets, 20,482.24933 kilo of ICE and 968.141415 kilogram of marijuana were seized within the second-year period.

Therefore, the total of 2,000-billion-kyat (966.525 million USD) worth narcotic drugs were seized by the SAC within this two-year period.

These illegal narcotic drugs were mainly smuggled by 12-wheeler trucks and freight trucks. It is found out that the smuggling of narcotic drugs has been increasingly sprawling in the country recently.

Together with the seizure of illegal drugs and narcotics, in some cases, destructive weapons and ammunitions were also captured.

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