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Myanmar, Myanmar Opium Production Drops as Meth Surges, UN Says

Myanmar, Myanmar Opium Production Drops as Meth Surges, UN Says 

BANGKOK - Opium production in Myanmar, the world’s second-largest cultivator of the poppies that are the base ingredient for heroin, has dropped, according to a United Nations study released Thursday, as "Golden Triangle” drug lords focus on the more lucrative synthetic drug trade. (VoA – Voice of America, USA, 11.02.2021)

https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/myanmar-opium-production-drops-meth-surges-un-says