BANGKOK, Oct 2 (ANN/Reuters) – Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a senior Thai counter-narcotics official said.
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BANGKOK, Oct 2 (ANN/Reuters) – Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighbouring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a senior Thai counter-narcotics official said.
Apikit Ch.Rojprasert, deputy secretary-general of Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), said the northern region remains the main trafficking route into Thailand, with dealers going through the mountains or on the Mekong River to bring in methamphetamine tablets and crystal meth, also known as ice.
Thai authorities say organised crime networks have allied with militias and rebel groups to set up “super labs” in Myanmar’s Shan and Kachin states.
A government spokesperson declined to comment for this story but Myanmar’s ruling military government has previously said it is committed to working with…