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 Thursday, while warning of strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade. The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that after three consecutive years of growth, the area where opium is cultiv…

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UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

U.N. experts say 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, but warn there are still strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade

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BANGKOK: Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said on Thursday (Dec 12), but the country remains the world's biggest producer of the narcotic. Poppies have long flourished in Myanmar's remote borderlands, where ethnic minority armed groups and

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Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — U.N. experts say 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, but warn there are still strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade. The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that after three consecutive years of growth, the area where opium is cultivated …

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Myanmar opium harvest drops for first time since coup: UN

BANGKOK, Dec 12 — Opium production in Myanmar has fallen for the first time since a military coup in 2021, the UN said today, but the country remains the world’s biggest producer of the narcotic. Poppies have long flourished in Myanmar’s remote borderlands, where ethnic minority armed groups and criminal outfits refine them into heroin and law enforcement turns a blind eye to the billion-dollar trade, analysts say. Last year Myanmar became the w…

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Myanmar’s opium harvest declines for first time since 2021 coup but remains a global leader, UN reports

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 Thursday, while warning of strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade.The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that after three consecutive years of growth, the area where opium is cultivated fell by 4% …

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BANGKOK -- Myanmar has cemented its position as the world's leading source of opium after three seasons of revived cultivation since the military seiz

UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

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