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Posted: 3/24/2013 4:58:42 PM EST
In this Feb 20, 2013 photo, members of the Southern Shan militia group travel in a vehicle close to Mong Pan village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 4:58:42 PM EST
In this Feb 22, 2013 photo, a Myanmar army officer patrols close to Mong Pan village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 4:58:42 PM EST
In this Feb 22, 2013 photo, Myanmar army officers patrol close to Mong Pan village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 4:58:42 PM EST
In this Feb 20, 2013 photo, an ethnic Lisu man looks out of his house as Myanmar police officers watch a gathering of villagers in Thon Min Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 4:58:42 PM EST
In this Feb 19, 2013 photo, a Myanmar police officer photographs a harvested poppy field in central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 4:58:42 PM EST
In this Feb 19, 2013 photo, ethnic Pa-O poppy farmer holds a harvested poppy stem with dried-up opium sap in a poppy cultivation in central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 25, 2013 photo, Police Col. Myint Thein, right, head of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse and Control which controls the country's drug policy, and police officer Majo Zaw Min Oo sit in an office in Yangon, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, ethnic Lisu women in traditional clothing gather for a meeting close to Mong Pan village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, ethnic Lisu men gather for a meeting close to Mong Pan village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 20, 2013 photo, ethnic Lisu villagers gather on a bench at Thon Min Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 20, 2013 photo, an ethnic Lisu woman and her daughter stand outside their home as their livestock eat a meal at Thon Min Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 20, 2013 photo, ethnic Lisu villagers, some dressed in traditional clothing, gather in a traditional Lisu house in Thon Min Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 20, 2013 photo, an ethnic Lisu woman dressed in traditional clothing carries buckets of water in Thon Min Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 20, 2013 photo, ethnic Lisu girls and women dressed in traditional clothing walk down a road in Thon Min Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, shoes and boots hang to dry at the ethnic Lisu village Ywar Thar Yar in central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, ethnic Lisu children and women in traditional clothing gather outside the Ywar Thar Yar village's school, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, an ethnic Lisu child dressed in traditional clothing attends school in Ywar Thar Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, an ethnic Lisu child dressed in traditional clothing stands in a school window at Ywar Thar Yar village, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, ethnic Lisu children and women in traditional clothing gather outside the Ywar Thar Yar village's school, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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Posted: 3/24/2013 9:23:35 AM EST
In this Feb 21, 2013 photo, a vehicle travels down the dusty road leading to an ethnic Lisu village Ywar Thar Yar, central Shan state, Myanmar. Far from Myanmar's postcard-perfect pagodas and colonial relics, the remote mountain villages of southern Shan State do not appear on maps of Myanmar or in any guide books. In obscurity, they have been ground zero for Myanmar's drug trade which has thrived on poverty and corruption. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
