http://www.globalpost.com/asias-meth-wars
"From its hilltops to the tropics, Asia’s go-to drug is now methamphetamine. Far more than a party drug, meth is sought by factory hands and office drones alike. Millions seek out its high suited to a region powered by frantic labor.
But a GlobalPost investigation into Asia’s billion-dollar meth underground reveals that this drug isn’t just produced by mere gangsters. Many of the meth trade’s key players are, in fact, armed groups overseen by Myanmar’s military.
Myanmar is now soaking up international praise for holding elections that could end decades of tyranny.
All the while, its government is quietly fueling the meth trade. "
Probably worth a view.
Asia's Meth Wars A journey into Asia’s billion-dollar drug..
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No shit, Sherlock. At one of the schools I taught at in Myanmar we had as students the nephew of the guy who ran the UWSA and the nephew of the boss of the SSA, the two largest amphetamine/smack manufacturers in the world. Those two armies are ostensibly at war with one another, yet the two boys were great mates...TheRaven wrote:http://www.globalpost.com/asias-meth-wars
a GlobalPost investigation into Asia’s billion-dollar meth underground reveals that this drug isn’t just produced by mere gangsters. Many of the meth trade’s key players are, in fact, armed groups overseen by Myanmar’s military. Myanmar is now soaking up international praise for holding elections that could end decades of tyranny. All the while, its government is quietly fueling the meth trade.
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I remember when Khun Sa was the major smack dealer and even employed foreign chemists in the north. He was allegedly the number one target of the DEA but his kids when to school in the US. Whatever happened to Khun Sa?
He died several years ago in Yangon.ken svay wrote:I remember when Khun Sa was the major smack dealer and even employed foreign chemists in the north. He was allegedly the number one target of the DEA but his kids when to school in the US. Whatever happened to Khun Sa?
Thanks TheRaven, very interesting article and an awesome(disturbing) Video clip. Drug terrorists.
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