Rackets Podcast #26
This episode explores the geopolitics of why Myanmar is now the top producer of opium. Myanmar's military junta launched a coup in 2021 and it profits from this black market, along with other organized crime rackets. A massive humanitarian crisis has ensued from a regime that is guilty of numerous war crimes. Several of the rebel groups also profit from illegal drugs.
Show notes:
https://www.briansaady.com/move-over-afghanistan-myanmar-is-now-the-worlds-top-opium-producer
https://2017-2021.state.gov/wei-hsueh-kang/
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