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World● LowJun 26 · Jun 26, 2026, 6:17 AM

Myanmar torches $600 million in seized heroin, meth and other drugs

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Japan Today

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,…

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