FILE PHOTO: Barrels of precursor chemicals used to make drugs such as methamphetamine, ketamine, heroin and fentanyl seized by Myanmar police and military in Shan State in May 2020. The Golden Triangle has become a notorious ground for illicit manufacturing and trafficking of synthetic drugs. - Myanmar Police/UNODC/via Reuters
PHNOM PENH: Law enforcement officials from the United States, Laos and Thailand are collaborating to share intelligence in tackling rising transnational crimes along South- East Asia’s borders, particularly in areas surrounding the Golden Triangle.
The tripartite initiative comes months after the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned in May that the Golden Triangle has become a notorious ground for illicit manufacturing and trafficking of synthetic drugs.
