Inside world ‘crime capital’ where heroin lords gamble in ‘underworld Vegas’ & drug addicts glug deadly ‘happy water’

KNOWN as the Golden Land, it is one of the most beautiful places on the planet, boasting unspoilt beaches, majestic mountains and stunning temples.

But Myanmar has been plagued by corruption in recent years and has now been named as the world’s organised crime hotspot.

APA member of anti-drug group Pat Jasan, holds poppies as part of a staged protest[/caption] ReutersA man injects heroin into his arm along a street in Man Sam, northern Shan state, Myanmar[/caption] Seized drugs set to be burnt in Yangon...