$600M fire: Myanmar burns over 50 tons of heroin, meth and other drugs

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Massive plumes of black smoke filled the sky outside Myanmar’s largest city on Friday as officials publicly torched more than 50 tons of illicit drugs. The destroyed narcotics—which included heroin, opium, methamphetamine, crystal meth, ketamine, and marijuana—are valued at roughly $600 million nationwide. Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has a deeply […]... Keep on reading: $600M fire: Myanmar burns over 50 tons of heroin, meth and other drugs