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    Opium Production Surging in Burma, states UNODC
    January 27, 2023in Breaking, Drugs, News0by English Editor
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    Opium Production Surging in Burma, states UNODC

    The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) stated that opium cultivation in Burma has surged since the 2021 military coup, reversing a downward trend from 2014 to 2020.…

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    Malaysia makes record bust of crystal meth, shipped from Burma
    May 28, 2018in Drugs, Lead Story, News23by REUTERS
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    Malaysia makes record bust of crystal meth, shipped from Burma

    Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday, finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the drug disguised as tea in a shipment from Burma, and…

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    Drug woes in Burma may spur on peace
    May 22, 2018in Drugs, Lead Story, News520by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Drug woes in Burma may spur on peace

    Burma has promised to speed up peace efforts with ethnic minority groups in order to better tackle drug trafficking across its borders.

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    ASEAN looks to tackle organised crime
    May 3, 2018in ASEAN, Drugs, Lead Story, News964by THE BANGKOK POST
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    ASEAN looks to tackle organised crime

    ASEAN member states met at the United Nations to set up a framework for border control cooperation as latest statistics showed that illicit trade and organised crime amounts to $100…

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    US slaps sanctions on Laos Golden Triangle ‘casino’ in bid to break up narco-empire
    February 1, 2018in ASEAN, Drugs, International Relations, Lead Story, News553by REUTERS
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    US slaps sanctions on Laos Golden Triangle ‘casino’ in bid to break up narco-empire

    The US Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a gambling empire hacked from the Laotian jungle which it said was involved in drug, human and wildlife trafficking and child prostitution.

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    Thais’ random drug testing irks Burmese
    December 11, 2017in Drugs, Lead Story, News718by DVB
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    Thais’ random drug testing irks Burmese

    “Conducting these urine tests on people violates their dignity,” says Tachileik governor.

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