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Myanmar Burns $600 Million in Seized Heroin, Meth and Other Drugs Up next Published on 27 June 2026 Author Internewscast Share article The post has been shared by 0 people. Facebook 0 X (Twitter) 0 Pinterest 0 Mail 0 New video released Friday showed seized heroin, methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars going up in flames in Burma. Authorities burned more than 50 tons of confiscated drugs — including opium, ketamine, marijuana and crystal meth — with an estimated value of $600 million, as the Southeast Asian nation marked the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, The Associated Press reported. The haul destroyed this year carried a street value more than twice as high as last year’s total, according to Police Lt. Col. Aung Myat Soe of Yangon’s Anti-Narcotics Police Force. He said that in Yangon alone, officials incinerated 31 types of drugs worth about $321 million. Smoke and flames rise from burning illegal narcotics during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Burma, on Friday, June 26, 2026. (Thei…

Myanmar Burns $600 Million Worth Of Seized Heroin, Meth and Other ... Myanmar has destroyed more than $600 million worth of seized heroin, methamphetamine, opium, ketamine, marijuana and other illegal drugs in a nationwide operation marking the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Thick black smoke filled the skies over the outskirts of Yangon on Friday as authorities burned more than 50 tonnes of confiscated narcotics in one of the country’s largest public drug destruction exercises. According to Police Lt. Col. Aung Myat Soe of Yangon’s Anti-Narcotics Police Force, the total street value of the drugs destroyed nationwide exceeded $600 million, more than double the value of drugs destroyed during the same exercise last year. “In Yangon alone, about $321 million worth of 31 different types of drugs were destroyed,” Aung Myat Soe told reporters at a bus station compound on the edge of the city where the drugs were set ablaze. Similar destruction ceremonies were held in Mandalay and Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, regions closer to the country’s major drug production hubs. Myanmar, also known as Burma, has for decades remained one of the…

Myanmar torches $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs Smoke and flame rise from burning illegal narcotics during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw) Firefighters spray water in front of illegal narcotics being burnt during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw) A police officer stands in front of seized illegal narcotics during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw) Police officers explain about illegal narcotics to attendees during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw) A police officer explains about illegal narcotics to attendees during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s Intern…

Myanmar burns $525 million of illegal drugs: minister Business , Myanmar News , News AFP Myanmar authorities torched on Friday seized drugs worth an estimated $525 million, according to the home affairs minister who blamed rebel factions for the war-ravaged country’s booming trade in illegal narcotics. Analysts say crumbling governance since a military putsch in 2021 triggered a civil war has allowed all sides to profit from the illicit drug trade. Myanmar has emerged as the world’s largest producer of opium after the Taliban government surged back to power in Afghanistan in 2021 and cracked down on the sedative narcotic. Myanmar is also currently Southeast Asia’s largest national source of methamphetamine, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Police in Yangon incinerated 31 different classes of drugs to mark the UN’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, local officials said, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky. On an industrial zone compound on the outskirts of Yangon, officials gave a three-second countdown before setting the petrol-doused drugs ablaze in a fire lasting 30 minutes. Firefighters then extinguished the fla…

Myanmar torches $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs A burning pile of seized illegal drugs in Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday. Sai Aung Main / AFP via Getty Images Share Add NBC News to Google June 26, 2026, 5:40 AM EDT / Source : The Associated Press By The Associated Press Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky on the outskirts of Myanmar’s largest city Friday as authorities burned more than 50 tons of heroin, opium, ketamine, methamphetamine, marijuana and crystal meth — some $600 million of confiscated illegal drugs destroyed nationwide. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Myanmar, also known as Burma, has a long history of drug production linked to political and economic insecurity caused by decades of armed conflict. It 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. Violent political unrest in Myanmar following the military takeover in 2021 — which has led into a civil war between the military government and its pro-democracy oppo…

Myanmar torches $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs News International Facebook Twitter LINE WhatsApp Pinterest ReddIt VK Smoke and flame rise from illegal narcotics being burnt during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw) YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky on the outskirts of Myanmar’s largest city Friday as authorities burned more than 50 tons of heroin, opium, ketamine, methamphetamine, marijuana and crystal meth — some $600 million of confiscated illegal drugs destroyed nationwide. Myanmar, also known as Burma, has a long history of drug production linked to political and economic insecurity caused by decades of armed conflict. It 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 . Police officers explain about illegal narcotics to attendees during a destruction ceremony marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse an…

Myanmar burns US$525 million of illegal drugs Drugs slated for burning in ceremonies across Myanmar were double the quantity of 2025, say officials.

$600 million worth of heroin, meth and other seized drugs set on fire in Burma Burma destroyed over 50 tons of narcotics worth $600 million to mark the United Nations' International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Myanmar torches $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs Myanmar authorities have burned more than $600 million worth of seized illegal drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, ketamine, marijuana and opium, in nationwide events marking the U.N.’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking YANGON, Myanmar --Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky on the outskirts of Myanmar's largest city Friday as authorities burned more than 50 tons of heroin, opium, ketamine, methamphetamine, marijuana and crystal meth — some $600 million of confiscated illegal drugs destroyed nationwide. Myanmar, also known as Burma, has a long history of drug production linked to political and economic insecurity caused by decades of armed conflict. It 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 ofheroin and methamphetamine. Violent political unrest in Myanmar following the military takeover in 2021 — which has led into a civil war between the military government and its pro-democracy opponents, as well as ethnic armed groups — has caused…