Pubdate: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 Source: Reuters Copyright: 1999 Reuters Limited. JAPAN POLICE SEIZE 210 KG OF STIMULANTS TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japanese police on Thursday seized 210 kg (462 lb) of drugs, the fourth largest haul of illegal drugs in the country's history, police said. The drugs, found concealed in cylinders in a warehouse in Sakai, near the central Japanese city of Osaka, were estimated to have a street value of 13 billion yen ($109 million), police added. They did not identify the type of drugs involved. Police said three men had been arrested and charged with violating the Stimulants Control Law. All denied the charges. This haul brings the quantity of confiscated drugs this year to 650 kg (1,430 lb), already surpassing the total for all of 1998, NHK national television reported. - --- MAP posted-by: Patrick Henry