Wa sacrifice at what price? Two years on, the opium ban in the Wa region is causing growing social problems... Smell of drug trade lingers in Panghsang: Millions of pills continue to be traded behind closed doors in the Wa capital... Burma Army members increasingly turning to poppygrowing: Cash-strapped Burmese soldiers are now not only taxing but also growing opium... Opium ban drives Wa into drug fugitive Wei?s hands: Facing financial difficulty after the opium ban, Wa leaders have resorted to appointing druglord Wei Hsuehkang in charge of trade in the Wa area... Druglord given public land: Wei Hsuehkang has been presented 2,000 acres of land seized from local farmers by the junta... Flying the Burmese flag to sell drugs: A pro-junta militia on the China-Burma border is openly selling drugs to Chinese customers... The politics of drug eradication in Shan State: A map showing political divisions in northern Shan State gives the lie to UNODC claims that areas under Burma Army control are mostly poppy-free... Really poppy-free? A random survey by SHAN finds ongoing poppy-growing in northern Shan townships designated as "poppy-free" by UNODC... More opium output in the north: Opium output has increased in areas of northern Shan State controlled by the Burma Army and its allies... Druglord appointed Namkham USDA leader: Notorious Chinese druglord Pansay Kyaw Myint is rewarded for his loyalty to SPDC leaders... A model of SPDC drug eradication? Photos of Special Region # 4 in E Shan State reveal the continuing gulf between rich and poor despite being proclaimed a successful drug eradication area by SPDC... Poppy areas swell in Shan State deep south: Opium growing areas have swelled by 50% in Hsihseng, Mawkmai and Faikhun townships during the past season.