Meth production and opium poppy cultivation are growing and expanding in Myanmar, according to the UN, with many armed groups ...
The "Golden Triangle" -- a lawless wedge of land intersecting China, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos -- has for generations served as a base for opium and heroin production. But it is Myanmar's meth ...
Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war ...
Major cities across the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar on Thursday, 26 June 2025, burnt and destroyed nearly $300 million of confiscated illegal drugs, reported the news agency AP. Opium, heroin, ...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday. The destroyed drugs included opium, heroin, methamphetamine, ...
BANGKOK (AP) — The illicit trade in methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs is growing by leaps and bounds in Southeast Asia, with record levels of seizures serving as an indicator of the scale, U.N ...