Myanmar: U.N. Report Shows Post-Coup Surge in Opium Cultivation
Jan 26, 2023 | 19:38 GMT
A Jan. 26 report released by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime found that opium cultivation in Myanmar increased by 33% in 2022, as the country's war-torn economy drives the junta, rebel groups and farmers to increasingly rely on the drug trade for income, the Straits Times has reported....