Cambodia burns down multi-million USD worth of seized narcotics, precursor chemicals

STORY: Cambodia burns down multi-million USD worth of seized narcotics, precursor chemicals SHOOTING TIME: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of military police guards during drug-burning 2. various of illicit drug piles 3. various of officials burning drugs 4. various of drugs on fire STORYLINE: Cambodia on Friday destroyed multi-million U.S. dollars worth of narcotics and precursor chemicals seized from across the Southeast Asian country, officials said. Meas Vyrith, secretary-general of the National Authority for Combating Drugs, set fire to the illicit drugs and precursor chemicals at a ceremony held at an incinerator on the northern outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh. He said the drug destruction was made to celebrate the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which is observed annually on June 26. "A total of 4.1 tons of illicit drugs, with a trafficking market value of about 22.7 mill