Govt says it is drafting new drug control policy
A new national drug control policy is being drafted and will be implemented by the end of this year, according to Burma’s Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Burma, Thailand incinerate $800 million worth of drugs
Burma remains one of the world’s largest producers of illicit drugs, including opium, heroin and methamphetamines.
Over 100 arrested on drug charges during Burma’s water festival
The number of drug-related arrests during the Thingyan water festival was higher than last year, Burma’s national police announced today.
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Shan State police seize 67kg of heroin hidden under SUV
The police deputy-commander said that drugs are frequently seized at Takaw Bridge, but this was the biggest seizure at that checkpoint so far this year.
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Kawthaung police seize kratom drug haul from longboat
Kawthaung’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force say they found 299 bags of kratom leaves, with a street value placed at 4.119m kyat.
Mob armed with swords & clubs break free drug suspect in Kachin
A policeman was injured in the melee when more than 20 men broke free a suspect caught by police with a stash of drugs in a forest.
Govt should change tack on addicts, say experts
The NLD’s ongoing narcotics crackdown has caught many drug addicts, but health experts say they should be treated as patients, not punished.
Addicts drown in a town awash with drugs
Kalay, a major trading town in Sagaing Division, pays a heavy price for its strategic location near the Indian border, as police fight in vain against a flood of drugs.
Suspects in massive drug haul still at large: police
A year after more than US$100 million worth of methamphetamine tablets was seized from an abandoned truck in Rangoon, police say the main suspects remain at large.
Burmese police mark anti-drugs day with bonfires
US$50 million of narcotics were burned in ceremonies in Rangoon, Mandalay and Taunggyi to mark the International Day against Drug Trafficking and Abuse.
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Police seize drugs in Sagaing, Mandalay
Massive quantities of speed and some heroin have been seized in Sagaing Division and Mandalay as police claim a chain of successes.
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Deadly jade rush hastens in Hpakant
Miners have been tearing into Burma’s northern hills in recent months, in a rush to excavate more jade from the world’s richest deposits of the gemstone before a new government takes office next year.
Up in smoke
Burmese police hosted a drug-burning ceremony on Friday morning at a truck terminal in Hlaing Tharyar, in the western suburbs of Rangoon.
New bridge to Laos stokes drug trafficking fears
While the opening of the first Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge brings economic benefits, it has also raised concerns over drug trafficking.
Stocks for drug-running policeman & friend
A policeman and accomplice have been arrested for possession of ya-ba and heroin in northern Shan State.
Drug protests spread to Moenyin
Protestors say local authorities have failed to tackle serious drug problems in the area, which is rife with heroin and methamphetamine use.
Mekong bloc unites to fight drug trafficking
Drug enforcement officers from Burma, Thailand, Laos and China will be posted to Chiang Mai as they look to ramp up the fight against drug trafficking in the Mekong region.
The dark heart of Burma’s drug epidemic
In villages across northern Shan State, addiction is destroying communities.
Sagaing protestors say drug addicts need help
“My husband died from drug addiction and it left me scared, angry and inconsolable,” said one protestor. “I get very upset seeing young people whose lives are dictated by their drug habit – it brings tears to my eyes.”
War and drugs: a deadly combination
KWAT reports that the escalation of drug abuse in Kachin State is fuelled by the ongoing conflict in the region.
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Golden Triangle opium revival spreads to India
Poppy cultivation has rapidly expanded in the Burmese and Laos parts of the Golden Triangle, to feed new demands for heroin, chiefly in China, according to a report released Monday.
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DVB talks to UNODC’s Jason Eligh
DVB Interview International talked to Jason Eligh from UNODC,about the increase in poppy cultivation in Burma, the role the government, military and ethnic militias play and possible solutions to the county’s drug problem.
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Opium production up 26 percent in Burma, says UN
Opium production in Burma increased 26 percent in 2013 to an estimated 870 tonnes, the highest since assessments by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) began cooperating with the Burmese government in 2002.
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Burma’s uphill struggle against escalating drug use
Burma’s poppy fields are the second main source of the world’s heroin and an increasing number of the country’s youth are becoming addicts.
Opium wars
[scrollGallery id=19] Reuters accompanied Burmese officials and staff from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime to Shan state recently to observe Burma’s proclaimed war on opium. Burmese police and UN[…]
Where is Burma’s ‘war on methamphetamine’?
Burma’s reinvigorated ‘war on opium’ serves to distract from the fact that the methamphetamine trade is both a far greater problem, and one that Burmese troops and members of the government play a key role in
Burma MPs complicit in drug trade: report
Seven MPs from ruling party have hand in Shan state’s lucrative heroin and methamphetamine industry, new report claims
Thai, Burma police in drugs’ talks
Senior police officials head to Naypyidaw to discuss ways in which to combat trafficking across the lengthy and porous border
MP bids for stronger anti-drugs policy
People’s Parliament representative also calls for better crop substitution schemes in a bid to halt Burma’s lucrative drug trade
