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Opium Poppy Cultivation in Myanmar Hits Highest Level in a Decade, UN Report Says
Euronews ^ | December 12, 2025 | Gavin Blackburn

Posted on 12/03/2025 4:11:14 PM PST by nickcarraway

There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan, with several seizures over the past year that involved passengers travelling from Southeast Asia to Europe.

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation crippled by civil war remains one of the world's primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a new United Nations report.

The growth solidifies Myanmar's position as the world’s main known source of illicit opium, particularly following a sharp decline in production in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a ban following their 2021 takeover.

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1 posted on 12/03/2025 4:11:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
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There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan,

Yup, the US knew how to get opium production up and how to protect it.

Afghanistan’s Opium Business Boomed Under US Occupation

2 posted on 12/03/2025 5:05:07 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: nickcarraway

One word “Paraquat”


3 posted on 12/03/2025 5:16:53 PM PST by DAC21
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I think the lyrics are: ‘They want to see the opium burned and the harvesters dead’. A man named John, a hammered dulcimer he plays.


4 posted on 12/03/2025 5:31:24 PM PST by kawhill (And the sea will bring each man new hope as sleep brings dreams of home. C.C.)
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“One word “Paraquat””

Spraying the poppy field would make a great ad.


5 posted on 12/03/2025 5:40:26 PM PST by ryderann
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To: nickcarraway

One word: Fentanyl.


6 posted on 12/03/2025 5:50:41 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Communism and islam: failed in every country in modern history.)
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To: nickcarraway

It will always be Burma to me, Elaine


7 posted on 12/03/2025 5:51:16 PM PST by Freedom4US
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Guess who’s getting bombed next...


8 posted on 12/03/2025 6:31:26 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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They grew the poppies
And made the drugs
And then the cartels
Gave each other hugs
Burma Shave


9 posted on 12/03/2025 6:38:54 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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“One word: Fentanyl”

Nope, Fentanyl while is in the opioid category are 100% synthetic. No poppies involved. 100% man made with chemicals.


10 posted on 12/03/2025 7:00:21 PM PST by DAC21
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This might put me on some kind of list No poppies involved. I wonder if they would grow here.


11 posted on 12/03/2025 7:06:53 PM PST by kawhill (And the sea will bring each man new hope as sleep brings dreams of home. C.C.)
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Yes they do


12 posted on 12/03/2025 7:18:21 PM PST by BipolarBob (These violent delights have violent ends.)
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To: nickcarraway

Are these the Christians growing this or the Bengali muslims?


13 posted on 12/03/2025 7:37:22 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.”)
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To: DAC21

You forgot:

100% stronger.

100% cheaper.

100% shipped from China (precursors).

So at least 100% worse.

So no Myanmar or Afghan poppies needed.

Heroin is just the organic boutique version of what is now the real thing:

FENTANYL.

One word. Owns the street. On point.


14 posted on 12/04/2025 4:57:21 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Communism and islam: failed in every country in modern history.)
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