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YANGON, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's authorities seized 2.42 kg of heroin and 165,750 stimulant tablets in Sagaing region and Rakhine state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Tuesday.
The seizures were made by the anti-narcotics task force late Monday.
The seized heroin worth 242 million kyats (161,333 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from two motorbikes traveling from Kale to Tamu in Kale township, Sagaing region.
On the same day, stimulant tablets worth 331.5 million kyats (221,000 U.S. dollars) were seized from a house in Maungtaw township, Rakhine state, the committee's release said.
Two suspects in connection with the cases were charged under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.
