Part of Ancient Silk Road Is Now Opium Road FINAL Edition

• Published in: The Washington post
• Main Author: Killen, Brian
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post 03.10.1996
• Subjects: Aalybay Kaipov; BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 2

The great Silk Road once saw camel caravans bearing tea, textiles and spices to Europe through Central Asia's steppe and desert. Today it is a major smuggling route for deadly drugs, mostly opium from the poppy fields of war-torn Afghanistan. For drug traffickers seeking to reach lucrative Russ...