Author: Ambika Ahuja
Author: Ambika Ahuja Writes for: Scotsman Web links: Author ranking: 1094 Number of articles found: 1 |
Poppy growth flourishing in the Golden Triangle under Burma's watch
Source: Scotsman - Date: 12:00 AM 27th Jan 2010
The amount of land used in the Shan state to grow opium ? a paste harvested from the poppy and used to make heroin ? increased five-fold between 2006 and 2009 to 11,120 acres, according to the report by the Palaung Women's Organisation, a Thail ADVERTISEMENT and-based . . . .
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