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    Burma’s opium crop plummets but no victory over Asia’s narco-boom: UN

    A “dramatic” drop in opium cultivation in Burma has underscored a regional boom in demand for illegal synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine, which many Asian countries are struggling to combat.

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    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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    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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    Police slap Kachin drug vigilantes with vandalism charges

    Members of a controversial drug vigilante group are being investigated by police, following an attack on the home of a Kachin militia leader.

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    War and drugs: a deadly combination

    KWAT reports that the escalation of drug abuse in Kachin State is fuelled by the ongoing conflict in the region.

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