Photos: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26, 2013
A member of Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) pours gasoline on a pile of confiscated drugs while setting it ablaze in observance of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, on the outskirts of Islamabad June 26, 2013. A total of 18.55 tons (37,000 lb) of drugs, including heroin, hashish, opium and morphine, were destroyed during the drug burning ceremony on the outskirts of Islamabad, the Joint Director of ANF, Colonel Mohammed Ishtiaq, said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed ( PAKISTAN/ )
Thai narcotics officials put a block of crystal methamphetamine (rose shape) and bags of methamphetamine pills into a bin during the 42nd Destruction of Confiscated Narcotics ceremony in Ayutthaya province, nearly 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, June 26, 2013. More than 3.3 tons (6600 pounds) of drugs, including methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin and opium, worth more than $333 million, were destroyed as the Thai government began its anti-drug campaign, according to the Thai Ministry of Public Health. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom ( THAILAND/ )
An Iranian man walks past a pile of drugs seized by authorities in recent months before setting it ablaze in eastern Tehran on June 26, 2013 to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images ( 520893523 )
Pakistani Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) personnel prepare to burn a pile of seized drugs in Quetta on June 26, 2013. Officials burnt the contraband as part of International Anti-drug Day. BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520900721 )
A pile of seized narcotics is set on fire during a ceremony commemorating International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in north Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Iran has burned at least 100 tons of illicit drugs as part of its efforts to fight drug smuggling. Iranian authorities and foreign guests watched as some 50 tons of various narcotics were burned in north Tehran at a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the UN International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Some 50 other tons were destroyed in several other Iranian cities. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) ( APTOPIX Mideast Iran Narcotics )
Iranian policemen stand guard as 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months burn in eastern Tehran on June 26, 2013 to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images ( 520893319 )
Indonesian women hold placards reading "healthy life without drugs" during an anti-drugs campaign in Jakarta on June 26, 2013. The campaign was staged to mark the UN's international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking. BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images ( 520889456 )
Seized drugs are displayed before they are burnt and destroyed at an event to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking outside Yangon June 26, 2013. The government destroyed $77 million worth of drugs in Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun ( MYANMAR/ )
Ambassadors check seized drugs before they are burnt and destroyed at an event to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking outside Yangon June 26, 2013. The government destroyed $77 million worth of drugs in Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun ( MYANMAR/ )
A policewoman stands beside seized drugs during a destruction ceremony marking the UN's international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Yangon on June 26, 2013. Authorities burned drugs seized across Myanmar, a renowned hub for production, transit and consumption of illicit substances. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images ( 520889307 )
Seized drugs burn during a destruction ceremony marking the UN's international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Yangon on June 26, 2013. Authorities burned drugs seized across Myanmar, a renowned hub for production, transit and consumption of illicit substances. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images ( 520889299 )
Seized drugs are set on fire during a destruction ceremony marking the UN's international day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Yangon on June 26, 2013. Authorities burned drugs seized across Myanmar, a renowned hub for production, transit and consumption of illicit substances. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images ( 520889297 )
Pakistani Frontier Corps (FC) personal brake liquor bottles in a ceremony in the Shahkas area of the Jamrud Khyber Agency, one of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, on June 26, 2013. Officials destroyed the contraband as part of International Anti-drug Day. A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images ( 520893942 )
An Iranian man who was fixing explosives wires run away after setting ablaze 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months in eastern Tehran on June 26, 2013 to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images ( 520893356 )
An Iranian employee of the anti-drug police watches 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months burning in eastern Tehran on June 26, 2013 to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images ( 520893949 )
A policeman standing guard as staff destroy drugs in a factory in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou province. Guizhou Provincial Narcotics Control Commission destroyed 637.59 kilograms of drugs including heroin and methamphetamine, together with 756.09 kilograms of poppies, to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26. AFP PHOTOAFP/AFP/Getty Images ( 520890956 )
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