Commentary: Myanmar’s War Is Exacerbating a Flood of Meth Across Southeast Asia

Commentary: Myanmar’s war is exacerbating a flood of meth across Southeast Asia

Synthetic drug production and trafficking in the region, particularly out of Myanmar’s Shan State, has grown exponentially in recent years, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.

Internation Drug Traffickers Taken Into Custody At Chiang Rai-Myanmar Border

CHIANG RAI – The secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) led a team to receive two high-profile drug traffickers who had outstanding arrest warrants and a combined bounty of over 2.5 million baht at the Mae Sai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai. This move highlights the growing cooperation between Thailand and Myanmar […] The post Internation Drug Traffickers Taken into Custody at Chiang Rai-Myanmar Border first appeared…

Drug Suppression Chief Receives 2 Major Cross-Border Drug Lords at Mae Sai

Picture courtesy of Matichon. In a high-profile operation at Thailand’s northern border, Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, Secretary-General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), led a special task force to the Second Mae Sai Border Checkpoint in Chiang Rai to officially receive two m...