- Drug smuggling is occurring across the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
- Drug syndicates utilized the Golden Triangle region of Thailand for smuggling activities.
- Drug smuggling is occurring across the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
- Drug syndicates utilized the Golden Triangle region of Thailand for smuggling activities.
Drug smuggling is occurring across the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
8 reports, 1 independent
Updated Oct 1
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What happened
Drug smuggling is occurring across the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Drugs were transported from Chiang Rai to the South via the Ruak River border using an Isuzu truck with Nakhon Si Thammarat plates.Sub-event
- A meth epidemic in Myanmar is being traced back to border towns.Sub-event
- Nationals were arrested at the Myanmar-Thailand border for illegal entry.Sub-event
Shared border between Myanmar and Thailand facilitates transnational drug movement through Chiang Rai.1 source
- Drug syndicates utilized the Golden Triangle region of Thailand for smuggling activities.Sub-event
Drug smuggling activity reported across the Myanmar-Thailand border.1 source
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The entities involved
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Myanmar
country in Southeast Asia
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Thailand
country in Southeast Asia
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Chiang Rai
city in Chiang Rai province, Thailand
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- Opium production is underway in Churachandpur, a district of Manipur, linked to established drug trafficking networks.
- An individual was reported operating across the international borders of Myanmar and Thailand.