Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as the world's biggest opium producer, U.N. says
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Bangkok, Thailand — 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 1,190 tons of opium — essential for producing heroin — this year, according to the latest report by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The figures come after opium production in Afghanistan slumped an estimated 95 percent to around 364 tons following the Taliban government's ban on poppy cultivation in April last year, according to UNODC.
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