Authorities seized 8.8 kilograms of heroin in Mandalay region, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

Acting on a tip-off, the joint police force made a seizure in Pyin Oo Lwin township on Friday.

Heroin worth 616 million kyats (456,296 U.S. dollars) were confiscated from a trailer truck.