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VIENNA — Drug traffickers have found new ways of smuggling crystal methamphetamine, known as ice, out of South East Asia to high-paying customers outside the region, according to a UN report.Criminal gangs are moving more drugs by sea to evade land patrols in Thailand and China, making them harder to spot.They have learnt "to anticipate, adapt and try to circumvent" law enforcement, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said.The ice is sold in Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.The huge trade in methamphetamines and other illegal drugs, which mostly flow from super labs in parts of Myanmar, is also showing no signs of slowing down, the UN agency warned.Shan state in Myanmar is home to what many believe is the world's largest meth trade. Traffickers ship the drugs out...
June 02, 2023
Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth past South East Asia security: UN
June 02, 2023
Pope accepts resignation of Indian bishop accused of rape
June 01, 2023
US, Taiwan sign new trade deal amid rising China tensions
June 01, 2023
Man charged with New Zealand hostel fire murders
June 01, 2023
Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case
May 31, 2023
Uyghur student not missing in Hong Kong: Amnesty
May 31, 2023
Myanmar military hit hard by defections, soldiers refusing to fight
May 31, 2023
Xi Jinping tells China’s national security chiefs to prepare for ‘worst case’ scenarios
May 31, 2023
Tesla boss on first China trip in over three years
May 31, 2023
IOC condemns police action against top Indian wrestlers
