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methamphetamine
September 26, 2022
Lao Authorities Seize Another Huge Shipment of Methamphetamine
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's four largest meth seizures on record have come over the past 15 months – striking evidence of the scale of the recent Mekong drug production boom.
February 02, 2022
Illicit Drug Production Has Surged Since Myanmar’s Coup
By Sebastian Strangio
The chaos that has enveloped Myanmar since the military takeover has been a gift to the country's drug trafficking syndicates.
July 16, 2021
Laos Seizes Record Meth Haul Amid Regional Production Boom
By Sebastian Strangio
This week's 17 million tablet haul amounts to nearly the entire recorded seizures for last year.
June 11, 2021
Despite COVID-19, Asia’s Drug Trade Expands, Diversifies
By Sebastian Strangio
Asian government's seizures of methamphetamine rose 19 percent in 2020.
May 02, 2019
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.
June 04, 2018
Yaba: The Red Pills and the Rohingya
By Siddharthya Roy
Bangladesh’s cities are awash with red methamphetamine pills that come in from Myanmar.
September 11, 2017
Crazy Medicine: Interview with Producer and Noir Novelist James Newman
By Tyler Roney
A new short film gains acclaim, peeling back the veil on Bangkok's darker side.
August 21, 2014
North Korea: China's Largest Drug Dealer?
By Zachary Keck
North Korea is likely to be a major target in China's new war on drugs.
August 14, 2014
China's War on Drugs
By Shannon Tiezzi
There's been a rapid increase in both drug use and drug-related arrests in China recently.
December 25, 2013
Super Typhoon Haiyan Survivors Thankful to be Alive for Christmas
By J.T. Quigley
Also: Archbishop Pinto to deliver Christmas mass in Tacloban, meth lab busted in Malaysia.
June 27, 2013
Ahead of International Drug Day, China Executes 6
Beijing continued its tradition of carrying out bulk executions to commemorate UN anti-drug day.
December 29, 2012
A New Player in the Narcotics Trade
Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency is concerned Iranian drug syndicates are using asylum seekers as smugglers.
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