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Opium Farming Takes Root In Myanmar's War-Torn Landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.
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Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN
Myanmar is now the world's biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
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Opium Worth Rs 40 Crore Seized After Interstate Drug Cartel Busted In Delhi
With the arrest of two key members, the special cell of the northern range claimed to have busted an interstate drug cartel operating in the Delhi-National Capital Region with links to Manipur and Myanmar in New Delhi.
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Myanmar Seizes Drugs And Equipment Worth $7 Million In Lab Raid
Myanmar troops seized $7 million worth of narcotics, precursors and equipment in a raid on drug labs in the restive north, the army said Monday, as it continues a war against ethnic rebels accused of profiting from the drug trade.
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Myanmar Anti-Drug Group Abandons Poppy Field Mission After Clashes
A group of Christian hardline anti-drug vigilantes today abandoned plans to destroy poppy fields in an area of northern Myanmar after clashes broke out between their members and armed attackers in the past week.
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Thailand Forces Shoot Dead 7 Drug Suspects
Thailand forces have shot dead seven suspected drug smugglers and seized six bags of heroin after a firefight near the Myanmar border, an official said, in the latest clash over narcotics in the remote region.
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Myanmar and Thailand burn $400 million of seized drugs
Myanmar and Thailand incinerated some $400 million-worth of narcotics on Thursday to mark World Drugs Day, but the UN warned opium production was on the rise in the region.
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Opium Farming Takes Root In Myanmar's War-Torn Landscape
Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.
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Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN
Myanmar is now the world's biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.
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Opium Worth Rs 40 Crore Seized After Interstate Drug Cartel Busted In Delhi
With the arrest of two key members, the special cell of the northern range claimed to have busted an interstate drug cartel operating in the Delhi-National Capital Region with links to Manipur and Myanmar in New Delhi.
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Myanmar Seizes Drugs And Equipment Worth $7 Million In Lab Raid
Myanmar troops seized $7 million worth of narcotics, precursors and equipment in a raid on drug labs in the restive north, the army said Monday, as it continues a war against ethnic rebels accused of profiting from the drug trade.
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Myanmar Anti-Drug Group Abandons Poppy Field Mission After Clashes
A group of Christian hardline anti-drug vigilantes today abandoned plans to destroy poppy fields in an area of northern Myanmar after clashes broke out between their members and armed attackers in the past week.
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Thailand Forces Shoot Dead 7 Drug Suspects
Thailand forces have shot dead seven suspected drug smugglers and seized six bags of heroin after a firefight near the Myanmar border, an official said, in the latest clash over narcotics in the remote region.
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Myanmar and Thailand burn $400 million of seized drugs
Myanmar and Thailand incinerated some $400 million-worth of narcotics on Thursday to mark World Drugs Day, but the UN warned opium production was on the rise in the region.
