Drug trafficking has affected South-east Asia for decades.
BANGKOK – A record quantity of methamphetamine was seized in East and South-east Asia in 2023 as organised crime groups boosted production, the UN said on May 28.Shan state in Myanmar the leading sourceMuch of it is produced in illegal labs in areas controlled by ethnic minority armed groups near the Thai border.
After dropping slightly in 2022, seizures of methamphetamine rebounded in 2023 to the highest ever recorded, UNODC said in its annual report on synthetic drugs in the region. The UN office said large shipments of more than a tonne of methamphetamine were seized en route to or on maritime routes throughout 2023 and into early 2024.Drugs gangs are changing their recipes to increase their output, UNODC said.
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