A total of 23,500 kilograms of sodium cyanide were seized in Mandalay region, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC).

The seizure was made by a joint team comprising customs department staff and anti-narcotic police personnel in Patheingyi township, the committee's release said.

Two suspects were arrested, along with a truck and they were charged under the country's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.