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Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
- Nearly $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs were destroyed in Myanmar's major cities on Thursday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
- Myanmar has a long history of drug production linked to political and economic insecurity caused by decades of armed conflict in border areas.
- A U.N. agency labeled Myanmar as the world's largest opium producer in 2023.
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Myanmar burns seized drugs worth nearly 9.7 billion baht in several cities to mark annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
Officials in Myanmar have destroyed nearly $300 million worth of illegal drugs with massive drug-burning ceremonies taking place in cities like Yangon, Mandalay, and Taunggyi.
Marcos witnesses incineration of drugs
MANILA, Philippines — Saying he wanted to see for himself the process of “capture to destruction,” President Marcos witnessed on Wednesday the incineration of P9.484 billion worth of seized illegal drugs at a waste management facility in Capas, Tarlac. The destroyed narcotics included 1,304 kilos of “shabu” (crystal meth) valued at P 8.871 billion that […]...Keep on reading: Marcos witnesses incineration of drugs
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