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Tag: ya ba

Posted inThailand

Thailand targets drug money hidden in gold, crypto

by Aidan Jones and Thanaporn Promyamyai June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

The downfall of a meth syndicate laundering tens of millions of dollars of drug money through Thai gold shops, oil and construction firms has cast rare light on the staggering scale of Asia’s narco profits – and the ruses used to hide them. Thailand is Southeast Asia’s meth “superhighway,” with drugs from remote Myanmar labs […]

Posted inBangladesh, South Asia

‘Godfathers’ surrender but meth keeps flowing

by Bertil Lintner February 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Police show off recent drug hauls including 9.8 million meth pills and 77kg of heroin in Chiang Rai. Photo: AFP/Bangkok Post/Apichart Jinakul
Posted inUncategorized

Millions of methamphetamine pills seized in Chiang Rai

by Dusita Maneemuang October 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Bags containing methamphetamine, known in Thai as ya ba, or crazy medicine, after being confiscated by authorities. Photo: AFP/Cristophe Archambault
Posted inAT Finance, Thailand

Large drug busts in Thailand’s north and south

by Dusita Maneemuang September 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Bangladeshi police display confiscated narcotics in Dhaka. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Mehedi Hasan
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Myanmar, South Asia

Accounts paint grim picture of drug crisis in Bangladesh

by Bertil Lintner June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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