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East, Southeast Asia had record methamphetamine seizures last year. Profits remain in the billions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

East, Southeast Asia had record methamphetamine seizures last year. Profits remain in the billions

The Independent  

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Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 30 crore seized at India-Myanmar border, one arrested
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mizoram: Heroin worth Rs 30 crore seized at India-Myanmar border, one arrested

India TV News  

Aizawl: A person was arrested with methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 30 crore from a village at the India-Myanmar border in Mizoram's Champhai district, officials said. 34.9 gram heroin worth Rs 17.4 lakh seized In another operation, security forces seized 34.9 grams of heroin worth Rs 17.4 lakh from Zemabawk area of Aizawl on Monday. Earlier on January 12, narcotics worth …

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50 million methamphetamine tablets seized by Thai police near Myanmar border
1 year ago

50 million methamphetamine tablets seized by Thai police near Myanmar border

Hindustan Times  

Thai police have seized what is being called a record haul of methamphetamine tablets in the western province of Kanchanaburi, close to the Myanmar border. Thai soldiers stand beside seized 50 million methamphetamine pills hidden in sacks during a news conference at Thongphaphum Police station in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand, Officers found an estimated 50 million tablets hidden in sacks in …

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Thai police seize a record haul of 50 million methamphetamine tablets near border with Myanmar
1 year ago

Thai police seize a record haul of 50 million methamphetamine tablets near border with Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Thai police have seized what is being called a record haul of methamphetamine tablets in the western province of Kanchanaburi, close to the Myanmar border. “But it’s also not a surprise given the extreme supply being produced by militias and traffickers in northern Myanmar.” Myanmar has historically been the region’s main drug production area in part because of …

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‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade

Al Jazeera  

Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are now being sold for as little as $0.25 each as traffickers flood the country with unprecedented amounts of drugs. “Now there’s more and more; it’s everywhere now, even in Vientiane.” The growing availability of methamphetamine in Laos, as witnessed by drug users like Keo, is part of a nationwide surge in supply that has …

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Thai police say drug bust nets methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin worth $8.2 million
1 year, 2 months ago

Thai police say drug bust nets methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin worth $8.2 million

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Police in Thailand said Thursday they made one of the country’s biggest ever seizures of illicit drugs, a haul including methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin, with a total estimated street value of about 300 million baht. The seized drugs included 15 million methamphetamine tablets, 443 wrapped packages of heroin, 420 kilograms of crystal meth and a quantity of …

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Thai police say drug bust nets methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin worth $8.2 million
1 year, 2 months ago

Thai police say drug bust nets methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin worth $8.2 million

The Independent  

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Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, UN drug agency says
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, UN drug agency says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan is the world’s fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, a report from the United Nations drug agency said Sunday. The United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crimes, which published the report, said meth in Afghanistan is mostly made from legally available substances or extracted from the ephedra plant, which grows in the wild. “But we have a four-year strategic …

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Mizoram bears burden of drug trade after unrest in Manipur
1 year, 6 months ago

Mizoram bears burden of drug trade after unrest in Manipur

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The ethnic unrest in adjoining Manipur appears to have led to a spike in the trafficking of drugs and other contraband items in Mizoram from Myanmar. But since May 3, when violence broke out in Manipur, the trafficking of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis, apart from areca nuts and foreign cigarettes, has registered a spike in Mizoram. Besides cocaine …

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UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle
1 year, 6 months ago

UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia’s Golden Triangle

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The huge trade in methamphetamine and other illegal drugs originating from a small corner of Southeast Asia shows no signs of slowing down, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime warned Friday. “High volumes of methamphetamine continue to be produced and trafficked in and from the region while the production of ketamine and other synthetic drugs has …

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UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia's Golden Triangle
1 year, 6 months ago

UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia's Golden Triangle

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Traffickers working along Thai borders in the Golden Triangle …

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UN says organised crime shifting drugs routes in Southeast Asia
1 year, 6 months ago

UN says organised crime shifting drugs routes in Southeast Asia

Al Jazeera  

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says almost 151 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Southeast, East Asia in 2022. “Transnational organised crime groups anticipate, adapt and try to circumvent what governments do, and in 2022, we saw them work around Thai borders in the Golden Triangle more than in the past,” Jeremy Douglas, UNODC regional representative for Southeast Asia …

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East and Southeast Asia hit ominous drug peak; more than one billion pills seized
2 years, 6 months ago

East and Southeast Asia hit ominous drug peak; more than one billion pills seized

Firstpost  

The drugs are largely consumed in Southeast Asia but also exported to New Zealand and Australia, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan in East Asia, and increasingly to South Asia Bangkok: The number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia exceeded a billion last year for the first time, highlighting the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in …

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1 billion pills seized: East, SE Asia hits ominous drug peak
2 years, 6 months ago

1 billion pills seized: East, SE Asia hits ominous drug peak

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia exceeded a billion last year for the first time, highlighting the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in the region and the challenges of fighting it, the U.N. said Monday. “I think the region is literally swimming in methamphetamine,” said Jeremy Douglas, Southeast Asia regional representative …

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1B Meth Pills: East, Southeast Asia Drug Industry Hits Ominous Peak
2 years, 7 months ago

1B Meth Pills: East, Southeast Asia Drug Industry Hits Ominous Peak

The Diplomat  

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 number of methamphetamine tablets seized in East and Southeast Asia exceeded a billion last year for the first time, highlighting the scale of illegal drug production and trafficking in the region and the challenges of fighting it, …

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Laos reports seizing huge amount of methamphetamine
3 years, 1 month ago

Laos reports seizing huge amount of methamphetamine

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Police in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos have made one of Asia’s biggest-ever drug busts, seizing more than 55.6 million methamphetamine pills in a single raid. The drugs were found Wednesday in sacks in a house that police searched after earlier discovering 10 million tablets hidden in beer crates on a truck on its way to the …

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Malaysia Coast Guard Seizes Record Haul of Crystal Meth Worth $26 Million
4 years ago

Malaysia Coast Guard Seizes Record Haul of Crystal Meth Worth $26 Million

News 18  

Malaysia’s maritime agency said on Sunday it had seized more than two tonnes of crystal methamphetamine worth 105.9 million ringgit from a boat off the country’s west coast, its largest-ever haul of the drug. The latest discovery came on Wednesday when a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency patrol encountered a recreational boat moving suspiciously off Penang island, MMEA Director-General Mohamad Zubil …

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