Asia's synthetic drug trade booms, with record meth seizures
More than one billion methamphetamine tablets seized by authorities, the United Nations said.
Mon May 30 2022
Profits and poppy: Afghanistan's illegal drug trade a boon for Taliban
The Taliban have counted on the Afghan opium trade as one of their main sources of income, UNODC says.
Mon Aug 16 2021
Dutch police arrest alleged Asian drug syndicate kingpin
Dutch police nabs Tse, the alleged leader of a sprawling Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world's most-wanted fugitive.
Sun Jan 24 2021
Booming meth trade in ASEAN amid the pandemic
The drug trade pattern on the consumer level has also shifted online as preventive measures limit peoples movement
Tue Dec 15 2020
Philippine mayor, nine bodyguards killed in police shoot-out
Samsudin Dimaukom was one of more than 150 local government officials, judges and police identified by Duterte earlier this year as being involved in the illegal drug trade.
Fri Oct 28 2016
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia earns billions from drug trade
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia earns between US$2.4 to US$3.5b annually from drug trade.
Thu Oct 25 2012