The coming drugs boom in Myanmar

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The coming drugs boom in Myanmar

16 April 2014

The two weekend shootouts that killed nine drug traffickers near the Myanmar border are especially worrying because they are part of a trend. Just five weeks previously, a battle in the same region left six drug dealers dead. It is clear that trafficking in illicit drugs is once again increasing. Security forces, social workers and international experts all agree: Drug abuse is increasing and big-time organised crime and gangs are stepping up production and smuggling. Myanmar is facing an alarming situation with its increasing traffics in illicit drug.

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