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Myanmar civil war drives drugs epidemic in Thai hills, part of Golden Triangle

MAE AI, Thailnd—Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Thailand have become collateral damage from the civil war in neighboring Myanmar, turning to drugs...

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s biggest opium producer: UN

By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN Bangkok, Thailand -- Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on...

Myanmar torches over half-billion dollar drugs stash

Myanmar authorities torched over half a billion dollars worth of narcotics across the country Saturday, sending opium, heroin and methamphetamine up in smoke as...

Meth boom worsens Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes

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