Chinese police seize 46 kg of heroin

NANNING - Police in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region have seized 46 kg of heroin in operations against a drug trafficking case.

Police in Wuzhou city said Tuesday that they had caught two suspected drug dealers after months of investigation, seizing the heroin hidden in wooden furniture.

Further investigation is underway.

The maximum sentence in China for anyone convicted of selling or producing more than 50 grams of heroin is the death penalty.