Narcotopia: In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived the CIA

Narcotopia: In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived the CIA

The untold story of an indigenous people running the world’s mightiest narco-state — and America’s struggle to thwart them.

In Asia’s narcotics-producing heartland, the Wa reign supreme. They dominate…

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