A displaced resident works in a poppy field in southern Shan State’s Pekon Township on February 10. (AFP)

Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

Myanmar's opium poppy cultivation has hit a decade-record level, the United Nations warned Wednesday, with early indications its heroin output is now being trafficked to Western markets.

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