UN says Myanmar opium production on rise
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UN says Myanmar opium production on rise

Bangkok : Thailand | Oct 30, 2012 at 8:59 PM PDT
Source: SF Gate
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The cultivation of illegal opium has increased in Myanmar for a sixth successive year, fueled in part by rising demand for heroin across Asia, the United Nations said Wednesday. The upsurge comes despite a government campaign to eradicate the crop from the Southeast Asian nation, which has won praise... FULL ARTICLE AT SF Gate
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