Police in southwest China's Yunnan Province caught a suspect and seized 9.52 tonnes of illegally transported flue-cured tobacco in a recent smuggling case, local authorities said Friday.

After receiving a tip-off that someone was planning to smuggle a batch of illegally purchased flue-cured tobacco to Myanmar, police in the city of Tengchong set up a task force to investigate.

On May 4, police intercepted a suspected truck in the China-Myanmar border township of Houqiao, with a total of 9.52 tonnes of smuggling flue-cured tobacco seized and a suspect surnamed Li captured on the spot.

Further investigation into the case is underway.

Private trading and transportation of tobacco without legal certificates are prohibited in China.