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Over 13 million dollars worth of illegal drugs went up in flames today as police destroyed massive drug hauls in a high-security operation in the Burma area.<\/p>

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Thick smoke billowed into the sky as officers set fire to confiscated cocaine and cannabis, seized from ports, cargo shipments, and hidden compartments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police PRO Inspector Frankie Thomas says it’s a warning to traffickers that Antigua and Barbuda is no safe haven for drug crime.<\/p>

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Law enforcers, along with judicial officers, oversaw the operation, ensuring these dangerous drugs are permanently removed from circulation.<\/p>

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