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What are the "three major poison sources" in the world?

1, "Golden Triangle" refers to a triangle located in the border areas of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos in Southeast Asia. Because this area is rich in opium and other drugs, it is the main drug producing area in the world and is known as the "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.

The "Golden Crescent" is located at the junction of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. It is called the "Golden Crescent" because its geographical shape is similar to that of the Crescent, and it is rich in highly profitable drug opium.

The "Golden Crescent" area includes Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province and Baluchistan Province, Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan Province, Afghanistan's Reggie and Nuristan.

The Golden Crescent is the opium and heroin production base second only to the Golden Triangle. It is located at the junction of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, so it is named because it looks like a crescent moon.

The "Golden Crescent" area has been growing opium with high output, and was once the largest opium producing area in the world. Golden Crescent, the world's three major drug producing areas, is located in southwest Asia, extending from eastern Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan. Afghanistan is the biggest drug producing area of Golden Crescent. Because it looks like a crescent moon, it is called the "Golden Crescent".

Golden Crescent, Golden Triangle and Silver Triangle are also called the three major drug producing areas in the world.

3. "Silver Triangle" Latin America: Its centers are Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. Among them, Ecuador and Colombia border the Amazon region, about 50 kilometers, which is the central area controlled by Colombian drug dealers.

The Silver Triangle refers to the Andes and the Amazon River basin, where Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil are concentrated in Latin America. This area, with a total area of over 200,000 square kilometers, is famous for its rich cocaine, marijuana and other drugs, so it has been called the "Silver Triangle" since 1970s.

The "fourth place of origin" is the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon thousands of miles away.

Bekaa Valley is a wide valley in central Lebanon, which lies between Lebanon Mountain in the west and anti-Lebanon Mountain in the east. A famous strategic place in history is also one of the cradles of ancient civilization.

With fertile land (accounting for 50% of Lebanon's arable land) and mild climate, it is the largest agricultural area in Lebanon. Towns such as Baalbek and Zale are tourist attractions.

The Bekaa Valley in Lebanon is called Lebanon's granary. With the intensification of domestic unrest, colorful poppies have begun to bloom on this fertile soil.

The exciting excess profits have made almost all armed factions and militia organizations in Lebanon participate in drug crimes. The annual drug trade of more than 200 million dollars has become the source of maintaining the burning war and fighting for drug control, which is also one of the reasons why factions kill each other.

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The history of the formation of the Golden Crescent

It is called the "Golden Crescent" because its topography is similar to that of the Crescent, and it is rich in highly profitable drug opium, including Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province and Baluchistan Province, Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan Province, and Afghanistan's Reggie and Nuristan.

1984, the head of the Pakistani government, Zia Haq, issued martial law, and adopted an iron fist to drastically reduce opium production from 800 tons in 1978 to 45 tons. However, after 1985, due to the "civilian politics" implemented by the Pakistani government, anti-drug measures began to relax.

Results In 1986, opium production soared to 145 tons, and this trend only increased. By 1996, Pakistan's opium production had exceeded 200 tons, and the poppy cultivation area was 1038 hectares.

Laos' opium products have not been included in the "budget" of the United States Drug Control Agency, but since 1986, Laos has had to impress the world, because Laos' opium production is close to 120 tons.

As a result, on the ancient Islamic plank road of the "Golden Crescent", in the vast desert, teams of drug-trafficking camel teams came in an endless stream. These camel teams continuously import opium and heroin into Eurasia.

Randy Gautu, a plank road town in the mountainous area on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, is almost the starting point of the "Golden Crescent" drug flow to the world. Since 1980s, Golden Crescent has developed into a new drug producing area.

The opium planting area in this area is 60,000 hectares, including 30,000 hectares in Iran, 20,000 hectares in Afghanistan and the least in Pakistan, but it has reached more than 5,000 hectares. The "Golden Crescent" is very equivalent to the "Golden Triangle" area.

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