In case you were wondering, this is what "eight and a half tons of heroin, opium, hashish and other narcotics" burning behind you does.
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The video was filmed a few years ago, when Sommerville was the BBC correspondent in Afghanistan. It went viral this week, after the raw cut was tweeted as a "holiday treat."
Sommerville tried his best to keep it together, a consummate professional.
But in the end, well...
