Iranian police burn seized narcotics on International Day against Drug Abuse

A worker spills fuel on drugs during a drug destruction ceremony in Vientiane, Laos, June 26, 2013. More than 2,500 kilograms of drugs were burnt during a drug destruction ceremony held in Vientiane on Wednesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Liu Ailun>

Two Iranian policemen stand in front of a pile of seized narcotics 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/NEWSis/Ebrahim Noroozi>

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. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ebrahim Noroozi>

A Pakistani soldier guards in front of the blaze during a drug destruction ceremony on the outskirts of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, June 26, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Ahmad Kamal>