The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.

It started out cultivating opium, graduated to making heroin and now cooks some of the world’s best meth. This pays for an army larger than Sweden’s, which is well stocked with high-tech weaponry.

The production of opium increased sharply in Myanmar, rising to a nine-year high, according to the UN. It touched nearly 795 metric tonnes in 2022, nearly double the production in 2021 - 423 ...

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