Authorities in Burma raided two heroin refineries in the north of the country last month and seized 42 kilograms of heroin and 383 kilograms of raw opium. 

Burma is one of the world's biggest opium producers. 

The country is on a U.S. black-list of countries deemed not to be doing enough to combat narcotics production, but Burmese officials say they are doing what they can to suppress narcotics with limited resources. 

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters. 

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