The Golden Triangle refers to a triangle located in the border areas of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos in Southeast Asia. The Thai government erected a memorial arch engraved with the words "Golden Triangle" at the junction of these three countries, so this area is called "Golden Triangle".

The "Golden Triangle" covers roughly Shan and Kachin States in northern Myanmar, Chiang Rai Province in Thailand, Langnanta, phongsaly province and Udomsai Provinces in northern Chiang Mai, and Luang Prabang Province in the west, with a total of more than 3,000 villages and towns.

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The Golden Triangle is rich in poppies, and is famous for producing opium, heroin and other drugs by local warlords and drug lords. The Golden Triangle and the Golden Crescent on the border of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, and the Silver Triangle on the border of Colombia and Venezuela are also known as the three major drug sources in the world.

The Golden Triangle area is the largest opium and heroin producing area in the world, with a planting area of over 6,543,800 mu, with an annual output of 2,650-2,800 tons of opium and about 200 tons of heroin.

The Golden Triangle is the source of 20% of the global opium supply, but the heroin trafficked through the Golden Triangle accounts for 60%-70% of the global total every year. The annual production capacity of heroin in this area can meet the global heroin consumption for two years.

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