YANGON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 7.743 kilograms heroin worth 605,400 U.S. dollars in Kachin state, northernmost of the country, over the last two days, said Myanmar Police Force on Saturday.
The local Anti-Narcotic Task Force of Myanmar Police seized the heroin on Thursday which were carried by a car. The heroin were packed in soap cups and stored with large bags.
The driver has been taken action in accordance with the country's narcotic drug law.
The country has extended its plan from 2014-2015 to 2018-2019 to fight against drug.
Myanmar is known as Southeast Asia's largest poppy growing country and the world's second largest after Afghanistan.
Myanmar authorities burned over 56 million U.S. dollars worth of seized narcotic drugs across the country on June 26 to mark the 29th International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
