Golden Triangle

Asian governments seized a record 236 tons of the drug in 2024, the vast majority of it in mainland Southeast Asia.

Jakarta's anti-drug agency linked the 2-ton meth seizure to a syndicate in the Golden Triangle, which has seen a spike in narcotics production over the past decade.

The authorities have given fraud operators until August 25 to vacate the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo province.

The drug menace in India’s northeastern states has major implications for the country’s external and internal security.

The report is just the latest case of alleged human trafficking to have emerged in the Mekong region over the past year.

The U.N. drug agency claims that last year's seizures of methamphetamine were seven times higher than the amount seized 10 years ago.

The Golden Triangle SEZ has been credibly accused of involvement in human trafficking, narcotics smuggling, and the trade in endangered wildlife products.

This week's 17 million tablet haul amounts to nearly the entire recorded seizures for last year.

Brown sugar, Heroin no 4 and Yaba top the narcotics flowing into India from Myanmar

The businessman Zhao Wei has established close relationships to Laos's communist elite.

The international cargo port will supercharge the smuggling routes linking Zhao Wei's casino empire to rebel-held zones in eastern Myanmar.

Mainland Southeast Asia remains a hotspot for illegal drug manufacturing, and Vietnam is emerging as a transit hub.