YANGON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized over 780,000 stimulant tablets in southern Myanmar's Kayin state, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Friday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a suspect's house in Hpa-an Township, Kayin state, on Wednesday and confiscated 55 stimulant tablets.

Further investigation revealed an additional 3,194 stimulant tablets, 100,000 stimulant tablets, and 680,000 tablets from the suspects' houses.

The total amount of seized drugs was 783,249 stimulant tablets worth over 2.34 billion kyats (about 1.1 million U.S. dollars) and three suspects were arrested, the committee said.

The suspects who were involved in the case were charged under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law, it added. Enditem

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