Drug Burnings in Myanmar: Fighting the Golden Triangle or Just a Show?

Myanmar just torched nearly $300 million worth of drugs, but is this a real fight against illegal trade or just a flashy show? While opium, heroin, meth, and marijuana go up in flames at three sites, Myanmar remains the world’s top opium producer, and the Golden Triangle is booming like never before. The military coup and civil war only sped up the drug trade, now threatening not just Southeast Asia but India too. Think this is the end? Think again — smuggling routes are spreading by sea to Malaysia and the Philippines. So who’s really losing here? Myanmar or the world? Jump in the comments — is this just smoke and mirrors or the real war on drugs?

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