Focus Neighbourhood: Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN
Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan as World’s Biggest Opium Producer: UN The Irrawaddy | 12thDecember Myanmar became the world’s biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government’s crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. Myanmar produced an estimated 1,080 metric tonnes of opium—essential for producing heroin—this year, […]
