Myanmar's navy has seized around 2.4 million ecstasy tablets hidden in a ship, a record haul of the drug in the country, police said Monday. The tablets were found on board a ship intercepted by the navy near the town of Kawthoung at the country's southern border with Thailand last week. Police Brigadier General Kyaw Win, of the home affairs ministry's drug control committee, said the haul was believed to be the largest ever of the drug in Myanmar, which is a major producer of both heroin and methamphetamine. 'We are surprised that the number of tablets seized is that big,' he told AFP, adding that the vessel also contained around 90 tonnes of timber which was thought to be illicit. He said each tablet was estimated to be worth up to 80,000 Myanmar kyats ($82) on the streets of Yangon -- which would make the total value nearly $200 million -- but that the haul was likely destined for other countries where the price could be different, according to AFP.
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