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drug smuggling
![Despite Pandemic and Border Closures, Drug Smugglers Try to Reach Australian Shores Despite Pandemic and Border Closures, Drug Smugglers Try to Reach Australian Shores](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-04-8.jpg)
Despite Pandemic and Border Closures, Drug Smugglers Try to Reach Australian Shores
By Joshua Mcdonald
COVID-19 has seen drug prices jump even higher, making Australia a lucrative market if smugglers can reach it.
![Japan Arrests 7 Chinese Suspects in Record Drug Smuggling Bust Japan Arrests 7 Chinese Suspects in Record Drug Smuggling Bust](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-handcuffs-2102488_1280.jpg)
Japan Arrests 7 Chinese Suspects in Record Drug Smuggling Bust
By Mari Yamaguchi
In just one seizure, Japanese authorities found enough drugs to match the usual annual total.
![Vietnam and the Mekong’s Synthetic Drug Epidemic Vietnam and the Mekong’s Synthetic Drug Epidemic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-hcmc-polie.jpg)
Vietnam and the Mekong’s Synthetic Drug Epidemic
By Hai Thanh Luong
Mainland Southeast Asia remains a hotspot for illegal drug manufacturing, and Vietnam is emerging as a transit hub.
![War, Drugs, and Peace: Afghanistan and Myanmar War, Drugs, and Peace: Afghanistan and Myanmar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-rtx340e5.jpg)
War, Drugs, and Peace: Afghanistan and Myanmar
By Austin Bodetti
The illegal drug trade is sabotaging peace in Afghanistan and Myanmar alike.
![Asia Is in the Grip of a Transnational Crime Crisis Asia Is in the Grip of a Transnational Crime Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-26_12-52-14.jpg)
Asia Is in the Grip of a Transnational Crime Crisis
By Roderic Broadhurst
Yet governments are looking the other way.
![US Donates $12 Million Worth of Equipment to Tajikistan Border Guards US Donates $12 Million Worth of Equipment to Tajikistan Border Guards](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-19_19-36-13.jpg)
US Donates $12 Million Worth of Equipment to Tajikistan Border Guards
By Casey Michel
Including $3 million dollars worth of Jeep Wranglers.
![2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border 2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-15_18-32-23.jpg)
2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border
By Catherine Putz
The question remains: Terrorists or drug smugglers?
![Australian Pair Facing Execution in Indonesia Australian Pair Facing Execution in Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-22_13-10-53.jpg)
Australian Pair Facing Execution in Indonesia
By Helen Clark
What implications would the executions have for relations between the two neighbors?
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