By 1972, Shan warlord Khun Sa, a…
1972 CE
By 1972, Shan warlord Khun Sa, a major source for raw opium in the profitable drug trade, controls heroin exportation from Southeast Asia's Golden Triangle.
The accelerated withdrawal of U.S. combat forces in 1971-1972 forces Southeast Asian syndicates to seek new markets for their heroin production.
(Source: The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade; Opium)
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