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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Friday (Jun 14) burned more than four tonnes of illegal drugs, worth nearly US$70 million, as it intensifies a crackdown on narcotic trafficking.
Cambodian authorities burned the drugs, including ketamine, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and chemical substances, at a brick kiln under the guard of dozens of armed forces.
Meas Virith, secretary general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD), told reporters the street value of the 4.1 tonnes of drugs was around US$67 million.
“If the authorities failed to seize these drugs, millions of people would have been victimised,” he said, adding the Cambodian government has ramped up efforts to combat drug trafficking.
