For decades, the Wa State, in the Golden Triangle, has been funded by heroin. Today, the leaders of this region of Burma have changed their strategy and have relied on the production of synthetic drugs, such as methamphetamine. In Southeast Asia, this substance generates huge revenues.
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For decades, the Wa State, in the Golden Triangle, has been funded by heroin. Today, the leaders of this region of Burma have changed their strategy and have relied on the production of synthetic drugs, such as methamphetamine. In Southeast Asia, this substance generates huge revenues.