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Rohingya refugees sucked into booming Bangladesh drug trade
Bangladesh says the influx of Rohingya fleeing Buddhist-majority Burma is partly to blame for soaring methamphetamine use in its cities.
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Crime gangs, not farmers to blame for Burma drug trade
Opium cultivation remains a lucrative source of income for many farmers, but the illegal industry is facing renewed scrutiny in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mae Sot ‘hundi’ operator arrested for links to drug trade
The suspected lynchpin of a cross-border drug racket between Burma and Thailand has been arrested in Mae Sot when 100 Thai troops and police raided a house in the border town on Sunday.
Burma MPs complicit in drug trade: report
Seven MPs from ruling party have hand in Shan state’s lucrative heroin and methamphetamine industry, new report claims
Junta-run militias ‘controlling drugs trade’
Ethnic armies no longer the dominant force in Burma’s drug industry as experts allege that election candidates are moving in on the trade
UN 'should investigate' junta role in drugs trade
Dec 15, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese junta is covering up its role in the country's drugs trade by labeling adversarial armed groups as Burma's sole drugs producers, an ethnic coalition[…]
Police seize drugs worth over $1 million in Shan and Karen State
Drugs worth approximately 1.6 billion kyat ($1.15 million USD) were seized in Shan State over the weekend.
Thais’ random drug testing irks Burmese
“Conducting these urine tests on people violates their dignity,” says Tachileik governor.
Over 500,000 pills seized in latest Maungdaw drug bust
More than 500,000 methamphetamine tablets were seized between Zula and Makyee Kone villages in Rakhine State on Wednesday morning, according to the Maungdaw district police force.
Govt says it is drafting new drug control policy
A new national drug control policy is being drafted and will be implemented by the end of this year, according to Burma’s Ministry of Home Affairs.
Burma, Thailand incinerate $800 million worth of drugs
Burma remains one of the world’s largest producers of illicit drugs, including opium, heroin and methamphetamines.
Crime Drugs Lead Story News Tenasserim
Warrant issued after drug trail leads to military intel officer
Authorities in the coastal town of Myeik, Tenasserim Division, have issued an arrest warrant for a military intelligence officer with alleged connections to the illicit narcotics trade.
Drug smuggler, thought to be Burmese ethnic, shot dead in Thailand
The unidentified man was found lying dead with a green rucksack on his back containing methamphetamine pills.
Mekong nations warned: crack down on illegal wildlife trade
Conservationists called on the Mekong nations to follow in Vietnam’s footsteps, after Hanoi destroyed tonnes of illegal ivory over the weekend.
Wa army rejects US’ drug trafficking allegations
Wa leaders say that as part of its push to get rid of poppy, they relocated some 100,000 citizens – a sixth of the population.
14 arrested on fake pharmaceutical drug charges
Those detained allegedly operated a widespread network of counterfeit Chinese drugs, which they packaged and labeled in jars as BPI products.
Burma jumps on discredited ‘drug war’ bandwagon
Burma, along with other countries in Asia, is stepping up its efforts to stem a growing tide of drugs, but its approach is unlikely to succeed, say experts.
MPs call for stronger action on drugs
Lawmakers join military officials in urging the government to step up efforts to stem the growing problem of drug trafficking in Burma.
Addicts drown in a town awash with drugs
Kalay, a major trading town in Sagaing Division, pays a heavy price for its strategic location near the Indian border, as police fight in vain against a flood of drugs.
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WWF praises govt bid to end Mong La’s wildlife trade
The World Wildlife Fund says it welcomes the Burmese government’s plan to shut down one of the world’s most notorious markets for endangered species.
Police slap Kachin drug vigilantes with vandalism charges
Members of a controversial drug vigilante group are being investigated by police, following an attack on the home of a Kachin militia leader.
New bridge to Laos stokes drug trafficking fears
While the opening of the first Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge brings economic benefits, it has also raised concerns over drug trafficking.
Mekong bloc unites to fight drug trafficking
Drug enforcement officers from Burma, Thailand, Laos and China will be posted to Chiang Mai as they look to ramp up the fight against drug trafficking in the Mekong region.
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Drugs, Dawei, twin towns on agenda as Thai PM visits Burma
Thailand and Burma’s old generals look to sign MoUs and promote ties, but Burmese migrant issues may overshadow ceremonial niceties in the wake of the Koh Tao murder case.
War and drugs: a deadly combination
KWAT reports that the escalation of drug abuse in Kachin State is fuelled by the ongoing conflict in the region.
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Karen armed groups united to combat illicit drugs
Leaders from six Karen armed groups have formed a task force in order to combat drug production and use in the east Burmese state.
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DVB Debate: Why are drug abuse and production flourishing in Burma?
Panellists on DVB discuss corruption in the drug industry and ask how known drug lords have been able to operate without arrest.
Trade resumes at India-Burma border
Two days of protests at the Indo-Burma border town of Moreh have subsided pending action by the Burmese authorities to ensure the safety of Indians crossing into Burma for trade at the Namphalong market in Tamu, Sagaing Division.
Border Guard Force member arrested in drug bust
Undercover Thai police officers and anti-narcotic officials in Mae Sot recovered 8 million baht worth of Yaba pills from Kokko village during a sting operation on the Burmese side of the border
Political solution necessary to fight drugs: report
Shan Drug Watch published its 2012 annual report yesterday urging a political solution with armed ethnic groups in Burma
