BANGKOK: Authorities in Myanmar destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day on Monday, police said.
The drug burn came as United Nations experts warned of increases in the production of opium, heroin and methamphetamine in Myanmar, with exports threatening to expand markets in South and Southeast Asia.Smoke and flames billow from burning illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony marking International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on the outskirts of the city of Yangon, central Myanmar on Monday, June 26, 2023.
Experts have warned that violent political unrest in Myanmar following the military takeover two years ago — which is now akin to a civil war between the military government and its pro-democracy opponents — has caused an increase in drug production.
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