Myanmar authorities seized a large haul of controlled chemicals in Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) Xinhua reported.

A total of 2,000 stimulants worth 2 million kyats (1,526 U.S. dollars), 750 kilograms of tartaric acid powder worth 3.75 million kyats (2,862 U.S. dollars), 11,500 kilograms of theophylline powder worth over 465 million kyats (355,534 U.S. dollars), 2,400 litres of dimethyl carbonate worth 28.8 million kyats (21,984 U.S. dollars) and other drugs-related materials were confiscated from a warehouse.