Yangon, Dec 28 || Myanmar authorities have seized 5.23 million stimulant tablets, 170 kg of ICE (methamphetamine) and 2.6 kg of "Happy Water" drug in Myanmar's Bago region, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a vehicle in Bago town on December 20, and confiscated the narcotics hidden in iron boxes, news agency reported.
The seized narcotics are approximately worth over 14.1 billion kyats (about $6.71 million), and four suspects were arrested for the case, it said.
Investigation showed that the narcotics came from southern Shan state and were intended to be transported to Yangon region, Rakhine state, and Kayin state, it said.
The suspects have been charged under the country's law, and further investigations are ongoing, it added.
Earlier, on December 18, Myanmar authorities seized a significant amount of narcotics in Myanmar's Shan state. Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police had searched a house in Tachileik town on December 14 and confiscated 141 kg of ICE (methamphetamine), 23 kg of ketamine, and 128,000 ecstasy pills.