US Air Force Transports 50 Tons of Seized Drugs for Destruction

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Air Force used a C-5M Super Galaxy to transport 50 metric tons of seized illegal drugs from California to Indiana for destruction.
The mission, "Operation Burnout," bypassed highway risks and addressed a backlog caused by environmental closures of destruction sites.

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The U.S. Air Force used a C-5M Super Galaxy to transport 50 metric tons of seized illegal drugs from California to Indiana for destruction. The mission, "Operation Burnout," bypassed highway risks and addressed a backlog caused by environmental closures of destruction sites.

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