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Myanmar drug trafficking
Major Drug Busts in Thailand, Indonesia Point to Regional Trafficking Boom
By Sebastian Strangio
Asian governments seized a record 236 tons of methamphetamine last year, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.
Golden Triangle Methamphetamine Trafficking Continues to Surge, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Asian governments seized a record 236 tons of the drug in 2024, the vast majority of it in mainland Southeast Asia.
Speeding Up the Economy: The Role of Methamphetamines in the Southeast Asian Boom
By Daniel Zak and Vutha Srey
Faced with ruthless economic demands, increasing numbers of workers are turning to a cheap, addictive drug that enables them to "work without stopping.”
Asian Synthetic Drug Production Continued to Grow in 2023, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Last year saw East and Southeast Asian governments seize 190 tons of methamphetamine, the largest amount ever recorded in a single year.
Myanmar Now the World’s Leading Producer of Opium, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Nearly three years after the military's seizure of power, opium production has become more widespread and productive.
Asian Synthetic Drug Trade Continues to Surge, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
Regional methamphetamine seizures dropped slightly in 2022, according to the U.N., but other indicators suggest that the supply "has remained very high or unchanged."
Opium Cultivation Jumps in Myanmar Amid Post-Coup Crisis, UN Says
By Sebastian Strangio
As the formal economy has atrophied, black markets and illicit trades have expanded their reach.
Ice and Instability: Illicit Financial Flows Along Thailand’s Borders
By Nickii Wantakan Arcado
The country’s law enforcement operations have done little to shrink the narcotics trade amid a pandemic-related supply glut and instability in Myanmar.
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.
1B Meth Pills: East, Southeast Asia Drug Industry Hits Ominous Peak
By Grant Peck
The U.N. drug agency claims that last year's seizures of methamphetamine were seven times higher than the amount seized 10 years ago.
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.
Myanmar Police Seize 18 Tons of Narcotics, Related Materials in Asia’s Biggest-Ever Drug Bust
By Ankit Panda
The bust was carried out by Myanmar police, in coordination with the country’s military.
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