Event Brief
$600 million of seized drugs burned in Burma
Filed: Jun 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM ET
Summary: Burma burned more than 50 tons of seized heroin, meth and other narcotics worth about $600 million for the UN drug day.
WHO: Burma’s authorities and Yangon’s Anti-Narcotics Police Force
WHAT: More than 50 tons of seized narcotics were set on fire, including heroin, opium, ketamine, methamphetamine, marijuana and crystal meth.
WHEN: Jun 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM ET
WHERE: Yangon, Burma
WHY: To mark the UN’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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