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    Tagged: opium

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    Change brewing in Burma’s poppy country?

    There’s been a steady decline in the cultivation of opium poppy in recent years.

    From 2015 to 2017, the production of poppy has decreased from 54,000 hectares to 41,000 hectares, so what’s behind this trend. . .

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Burma, Thailand incinerate $800 million worth of drugs

    Burma remains one of the world’s largest producers of illicit drugs, including opium, heroin and methamphetamines.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Over 100 arrested on drug charges during Burma’s water festival

    The number of drug-related arrests during the Thingyan water festival was higher than last year, Burma’s national police announced today.

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    Drugs Lead Story News

    Drug smuggler, thought to be Burmese ethnic, shot dead in Thailand

    The unidentified man was found lying dead with a green rucksack on his back containing methamphetamine pills.

    Farmers struggle to turn away from illicit but lucrative opium video

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Farmers struggle to turn away from illicit but lucrative opium

    At a remote farm about two hours away from Loikaw, capital of Karenni State, farmers scrape out raw opium from the poppies they’ve grown.

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    Kuki villagers call for halt to gold mining

    Ethnic villagers in Sagaing Division say that gold mining along the fourth largest river in Burma is ruining farmland and causing tension in the community

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Wa army rejects US’ drug trafficking allegations

    Wa leaders say that as part of its push to get rid of poppy, they relocated some 100,000 citizens – a sixth of the population.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Addicts drown in a town awash with drugs

    Kalay, a major trading town in Sagaing Division, pays a heavy price for its strategic location near the Indian border, as police fight in vain against a flood of drugs.

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    Interview: ‘Crop substitution plans must be considered for poppy farmers’

    Dr. Nang Pann Ei Kham heads a network of civil society groups and researchers who advocate reforming Burma’s ineffective drug control laws.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Opium production, a scourge of Burma’s north, is spreading to Chin State

    Opium production, long a problem in Kachin and Shan states, is now appearing in parts of Chin State affected by conflict on the Indian border.

    Mekong nations square off with narco-traffickers video

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    Mekong nations square off with narco-traffickers

    The Burma-Laos border is mostly unguarded. The terrain is rugged and hostile, where the drug trade flourishes in lawless enclaves on both sides of the river.

    Lead Story News

    Drug vigilantes questioned over violence

    Police in northern Burma’s Kachin State are questioning members of anti-drug vigilante group Pat Jasan concerning a violent brawl between the group and local opium farmers in Waingmaw Township last week.

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    Kachin vigilantes at odds with army on drug eradication

    A Kachin drug vigilante group has claimed the Burmese army blocked their latest attempt to destroy poppy fields in Burma’s far north.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Opium eradication begins despite armed threat

    The Kachin State based anti-narcotics vigilante group Pat Ja San began destroying poppy fields in eastern Myitkyina district on Tuesday, with the protection of a security detail.

    Drugs Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Tensions high as vigilantes prepare to slash Kachin opium fields

    Tensions are high in Kachin state as members of anti-drug vigilante group Pat Ja San faced off with local opium farmers on Monday.

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Drug vigilante murdered in Kachin State

    A member of a controversial anti-drug vigilante group was killed in Kachin State on Friday.

    Kachin Lead Story News Politics

    Deadly jade rush hastens in Hpakant

    Miners have been tearing into Burma’s northern hills in recent months, in a rush to excavate more jade from the world’s richest deposits of the gemstone before a new government takes office next year.

    Farmers Lead Story News

    Crime gangs, not farmers to blame for Burma drug trade

    Opium cultivation remains a lucrative source of income for many farmers, but the illegal industry is facing renewed scrutiny in the Asia-Pacific region.

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    Karenni Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    DVB Roadshow: The mystery of the Kyatgu caves

    The Doh Pyay Doh Myay Roadshow team journeys to the mountains of Karenni State.

    Drugs Lead Story News Shan

    Ta-ang army seize millions in narcotics

    The Ta-ang National Liberation Army has claimed that they have seized over US$190,000 worth of narcotics in northern Shan State in one day.

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    Drugs Lead Story News

    Up in smoke

    Burmese police hosted a drug-burning ceremony on Friday morning at a truck terminal in Hlaing Tharyar, in the western suburbs of Rangoon.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    New bridge to Laos stokes drug trafficking fears

    While the opening of the first Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge brings economic benefits, it has also raised concerns over drug trafficking.

    Conflict Lead Story News Shan

    At least two killed in TNLA gunfight

    A gunfight between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and a government-backed militia took place in northern Shan State late last week.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Shan

    TNLA seize drugs worth US$3 million

    Armed group claim mass haul during routine vehicle checks.

    Drugs Lead Story News Protest

    Drug protests spread to Moenyin

    Protestors say local authorities have failed to tackle serious drug problems in the area, which is rife with heroin and methamphetamine use.

    Drugs Lead Story News Shan

    One dead in Shan drug-bust shootout

    A drug-related shootout in eastern Burma left one suspected dealer dead and another injured on Monday, according to a local administrator.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    UN finalises ‘landmark agreement’ to fight drugs in Burma

    The UNODC finalised a four-year memorandum of understanding with the Burmese government on Monday, allowing them to partner on an “integrated programme” aimed at strengthening the rule of law and tackling crime and drug issues.

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    DVB Debate: Why are drug abuse and production flourishing in Burma? video

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    DVB Debate: Why are drug abuse and production flourishing in Burma?

    Panellists on DVB discuss corruption in the drug industry and ask how known drug lords have been able to operate without arrest.

    Drugs Lead Story News

    Tachilek police find 59kg of ya-ba under car seat

    A truckload of methamphetamine tablets, commonly known by the Thai word ya-ba, was seized near the Shan State border town of Tachilek on Friday.

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