A ceremony to destroy narcotic drugs and precursor chemicals seized in Kokang area, Special Region (1) of Shan State (North) took place in the compound of Kokang Region Drugs Elimination Museum on 31 October, 2009.
From time to time, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control held ceremonies to incinerate narcotic drugs seized across the nation in States and Regions and Yangon.

Out of 46 different occasions held for destroying seized narcotic drugs at States and Regions, five were actually in Laukkai, Kokang Region, during the years 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2002 and up to 2006, 20 occasions were held in Yangon.
The narcotic drugs, ATS tablets and related precursor chemicals destroyed were those seized within a short period after the significant incident that happened in Laukkain area in August. The total value of drugs, chemicals and related equipment destroyed is over 20 billion kyats (over US$ 20 million).
The government in its efforts to eliminate the illicit drugs as a national cause with its own resources had laid down the two strategies and three tactics. Now is the final year of the 2nd 5- year phase of the 15-year drug elimination plan and we can say the effort to eliminate narcotic drugs has gained momentum. While scaling up and prevention and elimination of drug production, the government is also taking speedy measures to ward off drug abuse.
The government is striving for prevention of the danger of narcotics and education and rehabilitation in accord with UNODC’s theme “No individual, family or community is safe where illicit drugs take control”. So the national people are to work together to eliminate narcotic drugs from Myanma soil.