Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s biggest opium producer: UN ...Middle East

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. Taang National Liberation army officers walk through a poppy field blossoming with flowers close to Loi Chyaram village in Myanmar. (AP) Myanmar produced an estimated 1,080 metric tonnes of opium — essential for producing heroin — this year, according to the latest report by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Stay tuned with breaking news on HT Channel on Facebook. Join Now The figures come after opium production in Afghanistan slumped an estimated 95 percent to around

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