Myanmar authorities busted a total of 1,380 kilograms of methamphetamine (ice) being transported to abroad in Rakhine state, said a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) Xinhua reported.

Acting on a tip-off, bags filled with ice worth 31.74 billion kyats (over 22.67 million U.S. dollars) were seized from a vessel anchored near the mouth of Maungdauk creek in Kyeintali town.

According to the testimonies by the suspects who fled the scene and were captured later, the ice was to be transported to Malaysia's territorial waters located in maritime boundary between Malaysia and Indonesia, the committee's release said.