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Historic operation returns almost 1,000 trafficked animals to Madagascar
5 days ago

Historic operation returns almost 1,000 trafficked animals to Madagascar

Al Jazeera  

In one of the largest repatriation operations of its kind, almost 1,000 trafficked lemurs and tortoises were successfully returned from Thailand to Madagascar. This routine is repeated three times over two weeks, preparing a total of 16 ring-tailed lemurs, 31 brown lemurs, 155 radiated tortoises, and 758 spider tortoises – all ranging from vulnerable to critically endangered on the International …

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UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
1 week, 4 days ago

UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, experts from the United Nations said Thursday, while warning of strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade. The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs …

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Evictions and Evasions: State Involvement in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Era of Organized Crime’
1 month ago

Evictions and Evasions: State Involvement in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Era of Organized Crime’

The Diplomat  

As global attention on Southeast Asia’s transnational crime epidemic continues to increase, the sophistication of analysis on it is rising in sync. Last month’s U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime report is an exemplar of this trend, its all-star team of authors setting a new standard for publicly available intelligence on the underground banking system and the myriad technological innovations …

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Haiti: Port-au-Prince is cut off from the world, but guns and drugs keep flowing
7 months, 1 week ago

Haiti: Port-au-Prince is cut off from the world, but guns and drugs keep flowing

CNN  

Port-au-Prince CNN — On the rare days that the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince fall silent, people notice. “Haiti doesn’t produce guns and ammunition, yet the gang members don’t seem to have any trouble accessing those things,” says Pierre Esperance, executive director of Haiti’s National Human Rights Defense Network. “It is a very high priority of the United States government and ATF’s …

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West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns
8 months ago

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns

Al Jazeera  

Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report. Drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region, according to a new United Nations report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. “The involvement of various armed groups in drug trafficking continues to undermine peace …

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Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN

Al Jazeera  

Conflict, climate and the demand for low-paid labour in countries such as Thailand and Malaysia, with corruption as a “major enabler”, are driving the growth of the people smuggling trade in Southeast Asia, according to a new report from the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime. Tens of thousands of people from Myanmar as well as from other parts …

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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's biggest opium producer: UN
1 year ago

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's biggest opium producer: UN

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The figures come after opium production in Afghanistan slumped an estimated 95 percent to around 330 tonnes following the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation in April last year, according to UNODC. …

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War-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
1 year ago

War-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium producer, according to a U.N. agency report released Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country’s opium output has topped that of Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on its production, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in …

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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN
1 year ago

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN

Al Jazeera  

Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says. The 95 percent decline in opium cultivation in Afghanistan after a drug ban by the Taliban in 2022 has seen global supply shift to Myanmar, where political, social and economic instability brought about by a 2021 coup drove many to poppy farming, …

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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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Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after Taliban banned poppy cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after Taliban banned poppy cultivation

The Hindu  

Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the UN drugs agency published on Sunday. Afghans need urgent humanitarian assistance to meet their most immediate needs, absorb the shock of lost income and save lives, said UNODC executive director, Ghada Waly. A September report …

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Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the U.N. drugs agency published Sunday. Afghans need urgent humanitarian assistance to meet their most immediate needs, absorb the shock of lost income and save lives, said UNODC executive director, Ghada Waly. A September …

Taliban Ban Afghan Unodc Poppy Cultivation
Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN

Al Jazeera  

The restriction on poppy cultivation has decimated a key trade for hundreds of thousands of farmers and laborers. Poppy cultivation and opium production have plunged more than 90 percent in Afghanistan since Taliban authorities banned the crop last April, according to a UN report published on Sunday. Poppy cultivation has dropped by around 95 percent – from 233,000 hectares at …

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'Afghanistan has become the new meth capital of the world,' UN warns
1 year, 3 months ago

'Afghanistan has become the new meth capital of the world,' UN warns

Firstpost  

Producing meth in Afghanistan offers several advantages over making other drugs like cocaine or heroin as it doesn’t require waiting for crops to grow or a significant amount of land. Meth labs can be mobile and discreet A recent report from the United Nations drug agency reveals that Afghanistan is now the world’s leading producer of methamphetamine. Angela Me, Chief …

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: All you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: All you need to know

India Today  

The annual World Day against Trafficking in Persons serves the purpose of raising awareness about human trafficking trends as identified by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2023: THEME The theme of World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023 is ‘Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind’. WORLD DAY AGAINST …

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Date, history, theme and more
1 year, 4 months ago

World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Date, history, theme and more

Live Mint  

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed on July 30 every year to raise awareness about the trends in human trafficking identified by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. While explaining the seriousness of the problem, UN noted, “Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Almost every country in the …

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Royal Foundation partners with United Nations to fight illegal wildlife trade
1 year, 5 months ago

Royal Foundation partners with United Nations to fight illegal wildlife trade

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prince and Princess of Wales’s Royal Foundation has partnered with the United Nations Office …

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Highest prevalence of opioid use disorders in eastern parts of India: UNODC report
1 year, 5 months ago

Highest prevalence of opioid use disorders in eastern parts of India: UNODC report

The Hindu  

The highest prevalence of people with opioid use disorders in India is observed in the eastern parts of the country, while the largest numbers of people with opioid use disorders are found in north-western India as well as in some of the central-western States, the latest World Drug Report 2023 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s has …

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World Drug Day: June 26, this year’s theme is ‘People first: Stop stigma and discrimination’
1 year, 5 months ago

World Drug Day: June 26, this year’s theme is ‘People first: Stop stigma and discrimination’

Live Mint  

The World Drug Day or International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on June 26 every year to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug abuse. This year World Drug Day’s theme is “People first: Stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention”. The aim of this year’s World Drug Day campaign is to raise …

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Opium cultivation plummets in Afghanistan's Helmand, shows satellite imagery
1 year, 6 months ago

Opium cultivation plummets in Afghanistan's Helmand, shows satellite imagery

India Today  

Satellite imagery has shown a staggering 99% reduction in opium cultivation in Afghanistan's Helmand. In a press release, Alcis Holding Ltd. suggested that in 2023, the Taliban had successfully reduced poppy cultivation by more than 99% in Helmand Province, which previously produced more than 50% of the country's opium. After the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the …

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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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India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port
1 year, 9 months ago

India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port

Firstpost  

New Delhi: India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. The joint statement said India announced the supply of 20,000 metric tonnes …

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India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port
1 year, 9 months ago

India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port

News 18  

India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. In December, India joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban’s decision to …

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UN report: Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US
1 year, 9 months ago

UN report: Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation, according to a U.N. report released Friday. The report by the Vienna-based Office on Drugs and Crime said a network of criminal actors including members of the Haitian diaspora “often source firearms …

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