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Ban Sop Ruak
Ban Sop Ruak, a village in the heart of the Golden Triangle, was once the domain of the opium warlord Khun Sa. More than a decade ago, government troops forced him back to Burmese territory, but his reputation still draws those eager to see evidence of the man who once held the region under his thumb.
