UN warns of expanding drug trade and shifting routes in Southeast Asia.
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Criminal gangs are smuggling crystal meth out of South East Asia to high-paying customers outside the region by sea to evade land patrols in Thailand and China, making them harder to spot. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime warns that the huge trade in methamphetamines and other illegal drugs, which mostly flow from super labs in parts of Myanmar, is also showing no signs of slowing down. The meth comes in two main forms: pills known as yaba or highly addictive crystal meth (ice).
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