Myanmar authorities seized 3.96 kilograms of heroin in Sagaing Region, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Wednesday.

Soap boxes filled with heroin worth over 237 million kyats (169,714 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a motorcycle in the area.

According to a latest release issued by the President's Office on Monday, a total of 1,083 drug-related cases were registered across Myanmar while 1,666 suspects were charged in connection with the cases as of May 2 this year, since the formation of the Drug Activity Special Complaint Department on June 26, 2018.