Who Is The Drug King of the Golden Triangle? (1994)

Khun Sa - Opium Warlord (1994): One of the world's most dangerous warlords and most powerful drug king-pins, Khun Sa ran a heroin-fuelled empire complete with a 20,000 man private army. For similar stories see our Drug Wars playlist:    • The Child Soldiers Of Mexico's Drug Gangs   The Drug Fuelling Conflict In Syria    • Video   Every Drug is Legal in Portugal (2011)    • Every Drug is Legal in Portugal (2011)   Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/40/khu... Like us on Facebook:   / journeymanpictures   Follow us on Twitter:   / journeymanvod     / journeymannews   Follow us on Instagram:   / journeymanpictures   The American Drug Enforcement Agency says Khun Sa's army protects his drug interests, but Khun Sa says it's to continue his fight against the Burmese. He proclaimed independence for his Shan land from Burma in 1993. Ho Mong, Khun Sa's headquarters, is the size of a small city. A thousand new army recruits, all children, parade through a maze of well planned roads, houses, schools, temples and hospitals. The soldiers, often just nine years old, are press-ganged into service - many will never see their homes again. If they run away one of their family is executed. In 1977 Khun Sa promised to stop the opium trade in exchange for independence from Burma. To prove his innocence Khun Sa shows the pits in the ground where drug addicts are reformed. But the whole area, from growers to addicts, relies on the drug trade. In the Temple of the Last Chance Buddhist monks detoxify pathetic young Thai drug addicts by administering a herb drink makes them throw up. Journeyman Pictures - Ref. 0040