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Myanmar says seized drugs worth half a billion dollars torched

[서울=아시아뉴스통신] 레악카나기자 송고시간 2022-06-27 02:41

A series of small explosions sent the contraband up in flames before thick plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky. A giant stash of seized illegal drugs is burnt to mark the UN's World Drug Day in Yangon, Jun 26, 2022. (File photo by= AFP)

[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] YANGON: Myanmar authorities said they torched more than half a billion dollars worth of narcotics on Sunday (Jun 26) as part of eradication efforts for World Drug Day, as the UN warns that the production of methamphetamine in the region is hitting record levels.
 
Almost two tonnes of heroin and more than 630 million "yaba" meth pills went up in smoke at ceremonies in Myanmar's commercial hub of Yangon, the central city of Mandalay, and Shan state in the north, authorities said. But some analysts cautioned that the US$642 million bonfires are part of a long-running game of smoke and mirrors played by a junta government not serious about tackling the problem. The televised burnings represent a "decade-long delusion" about Myanmar's multibillion-dollar drug industry, independent analyst David Mathieson told AFP. The state is home to militias and has seen relatively little violence in opposition to the military since Myanmar's generals seized power in a coup last year.
 
At the ceremony in Yangon, bundles of meth wrapped in innocuous-looking Chinese tea packaging sat alongside bricks of cannabis as well as bags of ketamine and MDMA. This includes Shan state - Southeast Asia's primary source of meth according to the United Nations. Firefighters moved in for safety and police officers took selfies against the backdrop of the blaze while Burmese pop music blared through speakers.



 

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