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Black market

In Southeast Asia, the Authorities Are the Biggest Gun Dealers in Town
By Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern
The region is home to a thriving and massively profitable black market trade in small arms, many of them sourced from official military stockpiles.

Thailand’s Mall Shooting Shows That Authorities Must Address Online Black Markets
By Michael Picard
All over the world, a range of new, evolving technologies are disrupting national arms control strategies. The Paragon mall shooting highlighted the deadly results.

Southeast Asian States Need to Tackle the Dangerous Shadow Tanker Activities in Their Waters
By Jan Stockbruegger and Vonintsoa Rafaly
The region has become a major hub for the "dark fleet" of tankers that carry sanctioned oil around the world.

Southeast Asia Faces Narrow Window to Tackle Endangered Wildlife Trade
By Sebastian Strangio
COVID-19 curbs have resulted in a sharp drop in the illicit trade, but the industry is poised to bounce back hard as travel restrictions ease.

Mekong Development Zones Facilitating Illicit Activities: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
In recent years, EDZs have proliferated across the lower Mekong region as its governments have sought to attract foreign investment and fire up their economies.

“Deep Web” Drug Peddling Site Atlantis Begins Advertising Push
Website offers illegal drugs online, promises “no fees, next day delivery.”
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