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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Mekong nations square off with narco-traffickers
The Burma-Laos border is mostly unguarded. The terrain is rugged and hostile, where the drug trade flourishes in lawless enclaves on both sides of the river.
Crime gangs, not farmers to blame for Burma drug trade
Opium cultivation remains a lucrative source of income for many farmers, but the illegal industry is facing renewed scrutiny in the Asia-Pacific region.
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.
Will ASEAN be a conduit for transnational organised crime?
Organised crime businesses in ASEAN countries is in the order of US$100 billion per year – that is no less than the combined economies of Brunei, Cambodia and Laos.
The dark heart of Burma's drug epidemic
In villages across northern Shan State, addiction is destroying communities.