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25 July 2018updated 20 Aug 2021 1:44pm

“I really did not want to do it”: Smoking opium to investigate drug crime

From meeting meth addicts locked in cells to joining an opium den, Patrick Winn wants the world to see the human face of organised crime.

By Anoosh Chakelian

“Oh, no thank you.”

Patrick Winn’s first words at being offered opium in a wooden hut in Myanmar could have been his last.

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