Myanmar burned narcotics worth $600 million in ceremony marking U.N. anti-drug day
Myanmar burned narcotics with an estimated value of $600 million in a ceremony marking the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The quantity burned in 2026 was more than twice that burned in 2025. The narcotics included heroin, methamphetamine, opium, ketamine, marijuana, and crystal meth. One report states that more than 50 tons of confiscated narcotics, 3
Myanmar burned narcotics worth $600 million in a ceremony marking the United Nations’ International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The quantity of narcotics burned in 2026 was more than twice the quantity burned in 2025. The narcotics included heroin, methamphetamine, opium, ketamine, marijuana, and crystal meth. An alternative estimate puts the value at $525 million. According to internewscast.com, more than 50 tons of confiscated narcotics were burned, and in Yangon alone, officials incinerated 31 types of drugs worth about $321 million.
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