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Wayne Hay

Tackling drug addiction: Myanmar ethnic group steps up fight

Tackling drug addiction: Myanmar ethnic group steps up fight

Governments in Southeast Asia say more regional cooperation is needed to tackle a growing drug problem.

Much of the methamphetamine and opium comes from Myanmar, where armed groups use drug money to fund their wars against the government.

But as Wayne Hay reports, one of those armies says it is anti-drugs and is stepping up its fight against addiction.

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