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UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
1 week, 5 days ago

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

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — 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 …

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War-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
1 year ago

War-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium producer, according to a U.N. agency report released Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country’s opium output has topped that of Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on its production, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in …

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Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after Taliban banned poppy cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after Taliban banned poppy cultivation

The Hindu  

Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the UN drugs agency published on Sunday. Afghans need urgent humanitarian assistance to meet their most immediate needs, absorb the shock of lost income and save lives, said UNODC executive director, Ghada Waly. A September report …

Taliban Ban Afghan Unodc Poppy Cultivation
Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the U.N. drugs agency published Sunday. Afghans need urgent humanitarian assistance to meet their most immediate needs, absorb the shock of lost income and save lives, said UNODC executive director, Ghada Waly. A September …

Taliban Ban Afghan Unodc Poppy Cultivation
'Afghanistan has become the new meth capital of the world,' UN warns
1 year, 3 months ago

'Afghanistan has become the new meth capital of the world,' UN warns

Firstpost  

Producing meth in Afghanistan offers several advantages over making other drugs like cocaine or heroin as it doesn’t require waiting for crops to grow or a significant amount of land. Meth labs can be mobile and discreet A recent report from the United Nations drug agency reveals that Afghanistan is now the world’s leading producer of methamphetamine. Angela Me, Chief …

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‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Tip of the spear’: Battling the Golden Triangle’s drug lords

Al Jazeera  

A low-intensity but bloody battle is being fought to contain the flow of drugs from the Southeast Asian region known as the ‘Golden Triangle’. Seizures and shoot-outs so far this year involving the Task Force – which one source familiar with the unit describes as the “tip of the spear” in Thailand’s operations to contain drugs from the Golden Triangle …

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