Meth trade: Coup in Myanmar blamed for spike in smuggling

February 11, 2022 by News Desk

Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Meth trade: Coup in Myanmar blamed for spike in smuggling” – below is their description.

The UN says the military coup in Myanmar a year ago is to blame for an increase in drug smuggling in the region.
Police in Thailand are confiscating millions of pills of meth every week. And Laos reported an 800 percent increase in drug seizures.
Al Jazeera’s @Tony Cheng reports from the Thai-Myanmar border.

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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel

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