Myanmar’s military government claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites
Published on: Friday 16 January 2026
BANGKOK--The military government of Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and equipment used to produce them, state media reported Thursday.
News source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16288887
