Report: Myanmar opium cultivation surges 33% amid violence

BANGKOK -- The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past year as eradication efforts have dropped off and the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a United…

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