“as soon as the right benefits are available, capital is bold. If it had a profit of 10 per cent, it would have guaranteed that it would be used everywhere; if it had a profit of 20 per cent, it would have been active; if it had a profit of 50 per cent, it would have taken risks; if it had a profit of 100 per cent, it would have dared to violate all human laws; and if it had a profit of 300 per cent, it would have dared to commit any crime or even risk hanging.”
What kind of business can you risk hanging? The answer is:DrugsI don't know。
RecentlyUnited nationsA report, jeanMyanmarIt's a hot search in many countries around the world. United nations office on drugs and crimeCrimeReports published by the united nations office of the high commissioner for human rights (unodc) indicate that opium poppy cultivation in myanmar increased by 33 per cent over the previous year to 99,000 acres in 2022。
The increase in opium poppy cultivation means that the global production and supply of heroin is likely to increase, as is the number of heroin-related deaths。
What is the impact on myanmar itself of the increase in opium poppy cultivation in myanmar
According to a population in kachin state, in villages in some remote areas, if there were previously 10 families in 100 families who cultivated opium poppy, it was now largely cultivated in households. At the same time, more and more people are becoming addicted to drugs, and they need a lot of money to meet their needs. As a result, thefts and robberies are becoming more frequent and outlaws are becoming more aggressive。
According to a villager in southern shan state, former drug traffickers were only in remote areas and now there are drug dealers in the town who openly sell drugs. Some armed organizations, claiming to be anti-drug-free, arrest drug traffickers and drug addicts, often release people when they get paid, and some drug addicts who cannot afford to pay disappear。
One villager stated that they would ask for money based on the quantity of drugs detected and release them when they received the money. Different types of drugs have different prices。
Villagers indicated that if drug addicts were caught, they would be sent for detoxification and then released. However, the situation was much darker, with some being released after being captured and paid for, continuing to trade in drugs and endangering others。
It is known that the mountains of kachin stateEconomyThe population is poorly educated. For the local population, poppy cultivation is an ancestral technology and a source of wealth for themselves. There is no alternative source of income to reject the temptation of profit from poppy cultivation。
In fact, many poppy growers are aware of the dangers of drugs, but the immediate problem of subsistence leaves them no choice. To improve the prevalence of drugs, the authorities must first address the livelihood problems faced by the population, otherwise drugs would continue to poison the population。
