Opium Trade

Opium poppies thrive best when growing in dry, warm climates around the globe, and are usually grown in remote mountain regions. The vast majority of illicit opium poppy is grown in either the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia which covers the mountainous area around Myanmar, Laos and Thailand or in the Golden Crescent which is located in the mountainous areas in the nations of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. 

Top Opium Poppy Producing Countries

Afghanistan 328,000 hectares

Myanmar 37,300 hectares

Mexico 30,600 hectares

Laos 5.700 hectares

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-opium-poppy-producing-countries.html

Illegal drug production is affecting the governments of Afghanistan and Mexico.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader