War-wracked Myanmar now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan

BANGKOK--Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium ...
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UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world's biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, experts from the United Nations said ...
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From poppy to heroin: Taliban move into Afghan drug production

The Taliban — which banned poppy cultivation when it ruled Afghanistan — now appears to wield significant control over the war-torn country’s heroin production line, providing insurgents with billions ...
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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan to become world’s leading opium producer, UN says

Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on poppy cultivation, according to a new United Nations report. The Southeast ...
Forbes

Myanmar Dethrones Afghanistan As World’s Top Opium Producer

Myanmar is now the world’s largest producer of opium, according to a United Nations report published Tuesday, overtaking Afghanistan as political turmoil drives more people to poppy farming amid the ...
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UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop ...