{"id":304,"date":"2006-11-23T10:16:58","date_gmt":"2006-11-23T15:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/23\/golden-triangle-golf-balls\/"},"modified":"2011-08-10T01:08:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T05:08:22","slug":"golden-triangle-golf-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/11\/23\/golden-triangle-golf-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Triangle Golf Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p> More than a kilogram of heroin stuffed inside 46 golf balls destined for Taiwan where seized by  Police in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* square 250x Oddplanet_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7033143591\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The Pyi Myanmar weekly said workers at a courier office in Yangon became suspicious when a young woman dropped off a parcel for delivery to Taipei, but left before filling out the necessary paperwork.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>Upon arrival, police discovered the balls were fake and each contained a small bag of around 25 grams (0.9 ounces) of heroin.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Myanmar is the world&#8217;s number two producer of opium, the raw material for heroin, behind Afghanistan. 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