Seized drugs are set on fire during a drug destruction ceremony marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Yangon, Myanmar, June 26, 2019. (Xinhua/U Aung)
YANGON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar authorities ceremonially burned seized narcotic drugs worth over 451.7 billion kyats (301.2 million U.S. dollars) in three cities of Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi on Wednesday, to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
A total of 22 kinds of drugs confiscated from Yangon, Tanintharyi, Bago, Ayeyawaddy, Rakhine, Mon and Kayin regions and states in connection with 3,975 cases were burned in Yangon.
The destroyed drugs in Yangon include heroin, stimulant tablets, ketamine, methamphetamine (ICE), speciosa and others, and were valued at 163 billion kyats (108.7 million U.S. dollars).
There are a total of 29 drug addict treatment departments opened in the country so far, with some 56 sub-departments and 55 Methadone clinics established across the country.
In 2018, the Myanmar authorities burned over 253.2 billion kyats (186.2 million U.S. dollars) and a total of 10,489 drug addicts were treated last year.
