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Narcotopia, Part Two - Thy Will Be Done | Investigation

2024/4/2
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主持著名true crime播客《Crime Junkie》的播音员和创始人。
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Saw Lu: Saw Lu 一直致力于摆脱毒品，改善佤邦人民的生活，他曾试图通过向美国缉毒署 (DEA) 提供情报来实现这一目标，但他与 DEA 的合作最终失败，并导致他多次被捕、遭受酷刑，甚至面临生命危险。他坚信佤邦应该摆脱毒品贸易，但他与 Wa 州新领导人 Wei Shikang 的冲突，以及美国对佤邦的制裁，都使得他的理想难以实现。他与 DEA 探员合作策划政变，但计划失败。他最终成为 DEA 的线人，继续为 DEA 提供情报，直到他去世。 播音员: 本集讲述了 Saw Lu 与美国政府之间的复杂关系，以及佤邦在毒品贸易中的生存困境。Saw Lu 的故事展现了毒品贸易的残酷现实，以及一个试图摆脱毒品控制的民族的挣扎。美国政府对佤邦的政策，包括经济制裁和情报行动，对佤邦的命运产生了深远的影响。美国政府的行动既有其自身利益的考量，也有其局限性。 Patrick Winn: 作者 Patrick Winn 通过对 Saw Lu 的采访以及对 CIA 和 DEA 线人的调查，揭示了美国政府与佤邦之间的复杂关系。他指出，佤邦的生存依赖于毒品贸易，这是一种无奈的选择。美国政府的干预，虽然对佤邦的毒品贸易造成了一定的影响，但并没有从根本上改变佤邦的处境。他强调，佤邦是一个真实存在的国家，不应该被简单地视为丛林中的黑帮据点。

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Wa State, located in Myanmar, is a hidden nation primarily sustained by the international drugs trade. Saw Lu, one of its leaders, attempted to reform the state by becoming an informant for the DEA, but was brutally tortured and nearly killed when his betrayal was discovered.

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Nestled in the mountains of Myanmar, there's a nation that you won't find on the map. The mysterious, controversial Wa State is what journalist Patrick Winn calls a 'Narcotopia' - a country whose main source of income is the international drugs trade.

In Part 2, we learn more about Saw Lu's dangerous entanglement with the US Government. Listener discretion is advised.

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