The region’s drug cartels were more successful in 2022 compared to the previous year in expanding their production and establishing new smuggling routes, according to a United Nations report.
BANGKOK: Drug traffickers in Southeast Asia are using the sea to avoid interception by land enforcements carried out in Thailand and China, a United Nations report has found.
Last year, the two regions collectively seized close to 151 tonnes of methamphetamine, with Southeast Asia accounting for 138 tonnes. FILE: Tourists take pictures at the "Golden Triangle", the intersection where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet. “They dump over the side with a radio beacon or a GPS tracker. Ships rendezvous with the coordinates and they pick up the load and on they go,” said Mr Douglas.FILE: Malaysian Customs display 1,187kg of seized Methamphetamine worth 71 million ringgit , during a news conference in Nilai, Malaysia May 28, 2018. REUTERS/Angie Teo
Southeast Asia sees thousands of fishing vessels ply the regional waters regularly, making it impossible to inspect every single boat.Beyond meth, the region also seized a record 27.4 tons of ketamine last year, a sharp spike of 167 per cent compared to 2021.
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