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Myanmar seizes 1.35 tonnes of caffeine in drug bust

The police in Myanmar seized 1,350 tonnes of caffeine in the eastern Shan state, the country's state media reported on January 3.
Myanmar seizes 1.35 tonnes of caffeine in drug bust ảnh 1An area in the eastern Shan state (Photo: https://www.poandpo.com/)
Hanoi (VNA)- The police in Myanmar seized 1,350 tonnes of caffeine in the eastern Shan state, the country's state media reported on January3.

Acting on a tip,the anti-narcotics police confiscated the caffeine worth over 100 million kyats(about 47,619 USD) from a 12-wheeled tractor-trailer vehicle near a checkpoint in Tachilek townof Shan state on December 28.

According toinvestigations, the drugs were being transported to Kunhing town also in ShanState.

The police alsoarrested two suspects in the operation and further investigations wereunderway, they added.

Earlier in June,Myanmar burned a cache of drugs worth over 500 million USD to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking./.

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