Myanma­r is the second-larges­t opium produc­er in the world after Afghan­istanYANGON, MYANMAR: Myanmar troops seized $7 million worth of narcotics, precursors and equipment in a raid on drug labs in the restive north, the army said Monday, as it continues a war against ethnic rebels accused of profiting from the drug trade. “The Tatmadaw (military) seized the drugs in the raid and cooperated with the drug enforcement police team. The legal process is still ongoing,” a senior police officer from the anti-drug department told AFP on the condition of anonymity. The raids come as the military continues its seasonal offensive against ethnic minority armed groups in the lawless border areas. Rights groups accuse the military and armed groups of extrajudicial killings, torture and the recruitment of child soldiers.

Source: The Express Tribune February 19, 2018 08:26 UTC