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They did, they were actually the dealers, even going to war so they could keep selling it to parts of asia [1], just was a long time ago.

There's also a reason the movie Trainspotting is set where it is.

Given the massive reduction in harvesting of opium plants in Afghanistan recently, it does look like there are going to be issues [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars

[2] https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-heroin-alternatives-n...