1.5 mln stimulant tablets seized in eastern Myanmar

Myanmar police have seized 1.5 million stimulant tablets in eastern Myanmar's Shan State, according to a statement by the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) late Tuesday.

In an operation based on a tip-off on May 3, police stopped and searched a light truck in the state's Nawnghkio township and discovered the drugs, according to the statement.

Police arrested the driver, who had tried to escape, but the truck crashed into a ravine near the Nawnghkio-Yatsauk road.

The seized drugs have a street value of about 750 million kyats (360,000 U.S. dollars), according to the statement.

Initial investigation has found the drugs were being transported from Shan State to Mandalay Region.