Drugs worth over $1bn set on fire in three Asian countries
Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia have burned nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics in a joint campaign marking the UN day against drug abuse and trafficking. A total of 17 tons of drugs including methamphetamine, marijuana, and amphetamine was burned in Thailand, while Myanmar torched opium, heroin, and cocaine. Notably, Southeast Asia's drug trade was worth $31 billion in 2013.