Remote areas which include the Shan in Myanmar and a smaller area, the surrounding area in Laos and

It is a remote area of Myanmar bordering Thailand and Laos to the northeast of the country. Until a few years ago most opium produced in the world is produced through the cultivation of opium poppy and there, but now mostly produced in Afghanistan.
Tachilek is the main town of the area where opium is cultivated. Since a few years ago The villagers cultivate plants and synthetic drugs are smuggled into Thailand. Almost every month delivery pills seized on the way to Bangkok, the police usually find 2-3 million of pills per shipment.
Remote areas which include the Shan in Myanmar and a smaller area, the surrounding area in Laos and Thailand - really full of mystery and intrigue. Famous xhamstercams big poppy fields and in the production of synthetic drugs in this area include dense forests and mountainous areas outside government control.
Become a haven for various groups since the end of World War 2, including: the Kuomintang or KMT, Chinese Nationalist forces fled to Myanmar after their defeat by Communist China, Shan and Kachin rebels and the Communist Party of Burma, CPB, which established a base among the people Wa in Myanmar-China border.
This Mpok kelo groups finance their needs by raising poppies and opium production xhamstercams and trade in the Golden Triangle. The fear of spreading communism even encourage ket erlibatan American and French in evil but profitable business, in order to pay the mercenaries and their military operations in Southeast Asia. Local tribes including the Wa, Kokang, Lahu, Lisu, Akha Lu and
Producing xhamstercams opium armed ethnic rebels xhamstercams use the money from the sale to melaw's government backed by the US government, opium warlords independe n with private xhamstercams armies held sway over most of the golden xhamstercams triangle.
After operating for about two decades in the golden xhamstercams triangle, Hsin Han was arrested in Thailand, was extradited to Myanmar through execution. This punishment was commuted in 1980. Kung Sa when it is supported by a Thai army of about 20,000 soldiers fully armed, fled when Hsin Han captured. Troops even have the courage to make trouble occasionally to government-controlled territory.
This issue is actively prevented golden triangle remain under government control. Including a one million dollar reward for arrest of Khun Sa prepared xhamstercams by the United States - but Khun Sa himself had died some time ago in his bed in Yangon.
In 1996, the government of Myanmar was able to persuade Khun Sa to surrender xhamstercams his army of more than 14,000 men with heavy weapons 9,000 large and small. Khun Sa known international press and Myanmar as Prince of Death and the king Drugs, improved relationship with the government of Myanmar and Myanmar government even give a call of honor or 'Uncle' to him. Myanmar refused to extradite him to the United States on the grounds that there is no extradition treaty between the two countries.
For hundreds of years the main commodities traded in the golden triangle is tea, jade and teak. The anesthesia was introduced by British colonists to encourage the cultivation of the opium poppy that produces for the Chinese market, the advantages that enrich the British East India Company and the British government at the time.
US finance the KMT or Kuomintang to suppress communist China under Mao. After Nixon and Kissinger forge stronger ties with China under Mao, the US withdrew its support of the KMT who then switched to increase poppy to finance their activities.
Some argue that the US government could have stopped the cultivation of opium in Seg gold itiga In 1991, Khun Sa and also welcomes xhamstercams the replacement of plants proposed by the UN.
1976 Khun Sa back smuggle opium and began headquartered in the village of Ban Hin Taek. He changed xhamstercams the name of the group into the Shan State Army (Shan State Army / SSA). Troops armed with M-16 rifles and AK 47. The grounds are fighting for autonomy against Myanmar's Shan, Khun Sa be the general opiate.
In October 1981, at the urging * * The US Drug Enforcement Agency, 39 Thai soldiers and rebels Myanmar sought to kill Khun Sa, but failed. However, in January 1982 the army and police repulsed the Thai border Khun Sa and his army from his base in Ban Hin Taek.
1989 Khun Sa was accused of the courts of New York, USA, imported 1000 tons of heroin. Khun Sa and threaten the US in order to buy the entire product addictive, or he would throw it into the international black market. The US responded to the lure of money of two million dollars to those who could catch Khun Sa.
Khun Sa spend the rest of life