Description:
"In Myanmar authorities are battling a deepening drugs crisis. This week police seized more than 10 million meth pills, with an estimated street value of almost 12 million euros. It's another massive seizure in a country thought to be the world's largest producer of methamphetamine. The northeastern Shan state is the epicenter of the country's meth production, with a network of local armed groups linking up with transnational trafficking gangs. Rampant drug use in Myanmar is sparking worries, as drug gangs push cheap pills to a growing number of addicts..."
Source/publisher:
DW News
Date of Publication:
2019-03-05
Date of entry:
2019-08-07
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
Resource Type:
video (2:26 minutes)