DRUG

TRAFFICKING
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WHAT IS DRUG TRAFFICKING ?

Cultivation Distribution

Manufacture Trading
CURRENT STATE

EAST AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

Myanmar, Laos, ThaiLand.
Security problem across the Mekong river in Shan.
Drug-trafficking cases have increased sharply.
LAOS REPORTS
SEIZING A HUGE AMOUNT OF METHAMPHETAMINE.
> 55,6 PILLS > 1.5 TONS
METHAMPHETAMINE
CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE
THE DISCOVERY WAS
By far the largest seizure in the history of
East and South-East Asia.
JEREMY DOUGHLAS
Unregistered truck Thailand, Myanmar Inside beer crates
Bokeo Golden Triangle

PROCESS
2 tons of methamphetamine
Around 55 million pills
Almost $200 million worth
3 times larger than last year's total seize.
 WHY ??

Laos is a poor country.

Reputation for corruption.
Transit point for drugs from Myanmar.
Part of Golden Triangle.
SOURCES OF
REFERENCES

[1] Asia's Drug Trade Expands, Diversifies-The Diploma

[2] The Golden Triangle-Independent

[3] Asia's largest-ever drug bust-Yahoo news

[4] Biggest ever drug bust in Asia-abc.net.au

[5] Asia's largest ever meth bust-Washington Post

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