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Opium production in Myanmar and Laos are stable at high levels, new UN report shows

Opium production in Myanmar and Laos are stable at high levels, new UN report shows

Dec 17, 2015, at 02:31 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Opium poppy cultivation has stabilized at high levels in Myanmar and Lao People's Democratic Republic, but "the region’s demand for heroin remains at unacceptably high levels and transnational organized crime groups are making huge profits," according to a new survey released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).