Chapter 10: Shangri-La
The Mekong River is known as the "Nu River" within the borders of Hua Country, and once it crosses the national boundary, it serves as the border river among Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand.
The renowned Golden Triangle is located at the juncture of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand.
Previously, the Golden Triangle's area encompassed Myanmar's Shan State, Kachin State, the Chiang Rai and the northern part of Chiang Mai Province of Thailand, as well as the Luang Prabang, Feng Shali, and Udomsai Provinces of Laos, comprising over 3000 villages and towns in total.
However, since the major Mekong River case, the three countries have been caught by domestic authorities and started a high-pressure crackdown on drug crimes and the development of alternative economies.
By the year 2014, various states around the perimeter of the Golden Triangle, under pressure, had announced the abandonment of the drug trade and began cultivating agricultural crops in place of poppies using the fertile local land.
Even Laos's Golden Triangle Special Zone, with the support of several large companies, began to flourish, and it is said that a film specifically about the major Mekong River case will be assisted there this year.
However, where there is suppression, there is resistance...
This year, Thailand submitted a "2014 Southeast Asia Poppy Survey Report"...
The report shows that continuous high-pressure crackdowns have led to an increase in international drug demand, which in turn, promoted the increase in the poppy cultivation area in the core region of the Golden Triangle.
What's worse, those drug lords have also started walking on two legs: not only are they producing opium, but they have also begun producing meth.
Naokan is a new meth kingpin who has emerged after the famous Nuokang, and this guy, learning from his predecessor's lessons, is even more secretive and ruthless!