About a month ago, the news out of Afghanistan was that the U.N. estimated that opium crops were 75% larger than last year and that opium production would reach records this harvest season.

Today, the Thai military executed a coup d’etat while the prime minister was in New York at the U.N.

Are these two news stories connected?

Beuller?

Beuller?

Anyone?

OK.  Three hints:  1.  Ancient trade route from Afghanistan through south China into Burma, Thailand.  2.  Myanmar (formerly Burma), under narco trafficking military government.  3. Lawless drug warlord territory in Burma and northern Thailand called “The Golden Triangle” since at least the late 18th Century when the British successfully addicted Chinese to opium in order to get trade advantages in silk and tea.