Drugs burn in Myanmar. More than $643 million worth of incinerated drugs and precursor chemicals were set alight on Sunday across the region. Photo by U Aung/Xinhua via Getty Images
A Cambodian police official stands guard near a burning pile of drugs in Phnom Penh. 2021 was a year of historic seizures for Asian authorities. Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images
A staff member throws drugs into a furnace at a steelmaking plant in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. East and Southeast Asia are seeing record levels of synthetic drugs flowing through the region. Photo by Liu Ranyang/China News Service via Getty Images)
Drugs burn in Myanmar. The incinerated narcotics included bulk quantities of heroin, cannabis, methamphetamine, ecstasy, and ketamine. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images
Officials in Cambodia pour out seized drugs in preparation for the annual destruction ceremony. Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images
Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) burn marijuana plants to commemorate international anti-drug day in hills and forest areas in Sawang, North Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. Photo by Zick Maulana/NurPhoto via Getty Images
