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Douglas added that the recent intensification of conflict in Shan State, where resistance forces have launched a broad offensive against the Myanmar military and its allies, “is expected to accelerate this trend.”
Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/myanmar-now-the-worlds-leading-producer-of-opium-un-says/
FILE - Flourishing poppy fields spread through hills at Nampatka village, Northern Shan State, Myanmar on Jan.
Source: https://ktar.com/story/5426113/report-myanmar-opium-cultivation-surges-33-amid-violence/
Since April last year, the regime has pressured the SSPP and UWSA to withdraw its troops from mountains in Panglong, Mong Kung and Monghsu townships in southern Shan State.
The production and trafficking of drugs, such as methamphetamine (commonly known as meth) and heroin, have been major concerns, with Shan State being a significant source of these illicit substances.
Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/missing-malaysian-woman-tracked-to-myanmar-border/