epa07731030 Miners search for Jade stones at the HpaKant jade mining area, Kachin State, northern Myanmar, 16 July 2019 (issued 21 July 2019). Tens of thousands of Myanmar youth come to Hpakant, the so-called land of Jade, with the hope of escaping from poverty and making money with Jade mining. But many of these migrant workers instead become addicted to cheap heroin and other drugs. Hpakant region lies in the far northern most Kachin state of Myanmar. It is a harsh and poor region that produces huge wealth for some as its land holds the rare mineral jadeite, the world's highest quality jade. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
