Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Cambodian officers burn nearly three tones of various drug making substances

Cambodian officers burn nearly three tones of various drug making substances, which were seized in raids earlier this year in eastern and southern Cambodia, on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Cambodian authorities on Tuesday torched the herbs used to produce 'herbal ecstasy' as part of a campaign to wipe out synthetic drugs recently uncovered in the country.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

A Cambodian officer, right, pours fuel on to some three tons of various drugs, which were seized in raids earlier this year in eastern and southern Cambodia, on the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Cambodian authorities on Tuesday torched the herbs used to produce 'herbal ecstasy' as part of a campaign to wipe out synthetic drugs recently uncovered in the country.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

In a ceremony on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, drug authorities burned more than 2.8 tonnes of ephedra herbs and nearly one tonne of other chemical substances. -- PHOTO: REUTERS