YANGON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized 200,000 stimulant tablets in southern Myanmar, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, anti-narcotics police searched a motorcycle in Myeik town of Tanintharyi region on Jan. 31, and confiscated 40,000 stimulant tablets along with a suspect.

Further investigation led to the seizure of an additional 160,000 stimulant tablets at the suspect's house in Myeik, the report said.

Authorities arrested another suspect involved in the drug trafficking in Kyunsu township of Tanintharyi region on Feb. 3, it added.

The confiscated narcotics had a street value of 600 million kyats (about 280,000 U.S. dollars), it said. ■