Video emerged showing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of heroin, methamphetamine, and other confiscated illegal drugs being set on fire in Burma.
Drug Destruction
More than 50 combined tons of those drugs, as well as opium, ketamine, marijuana, and crystal meth – estimated to be worth $600 million – were set ablaze in the southeast Asian country to mark the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Police Lt. Col. Aung Myat Soe of Yangon’s Anti-Narcotics Police Force said the street value of drugs destroyed was more than double last year’s total. In Yangon alone, some $321 million worth of 31 different types of drugs were set ablaze.
Burma has been a major source of illegal drugs destined for East and Southeast Asia, despite repeated efforts to crack down, and has long been one of the world’s largest producers of heroin and methamphetamine.
The U.N. says its June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.
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