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Methamphetamine and synthetic drug trafficking are exploding across Southeast Asia, with record-breaking seizures exposing ...
A new report by U.N. experts on the criminal drug trade says the illicit trade in methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs is growing by leaps and bounds in Southeast Asia.
NEW DELHI: The Golden Triangle Region of Southeast Asia is one of the major producers of illicit drugs. This region includes northern Thailand, western Laos, and eastern Myanmar.
Increased Golden Triangle meth production is pushing drugs into new markets, as the price of yaba — addictive caffeine-laced meth pills taken across the Mekong River — crumbles to as low as $1 ...
BANGKOK >> The huge trade in methamphetamine and other illegal drugs originating from a small corner of Southeast Asia shows no signs of slowing down, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ...
Q&A: The opium surge in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’ A revival of opium production in the Golden Triangle comes on top of a booming synthetic drug industry.
BANGKOK, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Crime syndicates in Asia’s drug-producing Golden Triangle region have likely begun producing ingredients to manufacture methamphetamine, enabling them to avoid ...
The United Nations anti-drug agency is warning that the huge trade in illegal drugs such as methamphetamine from Southeast Asia's ‘Golden Triangle’ shows no signs of slowing down ...
The Golden Triangle, where Burma, Laos and Thailand meet on the Mekong River, has long been known for its shady history of opium smuggling and lawlessness. The region is now a magnet for tourists ...
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE — This place has always served as a watery junction where human and physical geographies collide. ... "Southeast Asia is caught in a pincer movement," says Richard Cronin, ...
China and southeast Asian neighbours will start coordinated patrols of the violence-troubled Mekong River by mid-December, China's Ministry of Public Security said, after a meeting that also ...
Tan Kai Swee presents a video on EngageMedia about the opening of new casinos in Southeast Asia's infamous Golden Triangle in Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos which used to be the center of opium ...