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UN Report: Myanmar Opium Production Declines, Future Expansion Possible

Learn about the latest Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 findings, highlighting a slight decrease in opium production amidst ongoing conflict and instability.

UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise

U.N. experts say there has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, but warn there are still strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Afghanistan Poppy Cultivation Grows 19 Percent Despite Ban: UN

Opium cultivation rose by 19 percent in Afghanistan this year, the UN reported Wednesday, despite a Taliban government ban that almost eradicated the crop.

International Business Times · Nov 6, 2024

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Afghan opium cultivation bouncing back amid Taliban clampdown

Poppy planting remains far below pre-ban levels, United Nations reports, despite rise of 19 percent year on year.

Al Jazeera · Nov 6, 2024

Myanmar's Lost Generation Battles Trauma, Addiction At Jungle Rehab

In a drug treatment centre in a wooden stilt house deep in the Thai jungle, young refugees from Myanmar wait patiently for the prick of an acupuncture needle.

International Business Times · Oct 29, 2024

Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

International Business Times · Oct 9, 2024

UN Report Reveals Telegram's Alleged Role In Facilitating Illegal Transactions In Southeast Asia

Telegram allegedly facilitated the transfer of "dirty" or "black" USDT in Southeast Asia as serviced by unlicensed VASPs in the area, and the platform has also been linked to an underground marketplace that has cyber-enabled fraud operations.

International Business Times · Oct 8, 2024

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The United Nations is drawing up a new treaty to fight cybercrime

The UN is looking to introduce a new global, legally binding treaty on cybercrime.

TechRadar · Aug 12, 2024

‘The gangs never used to kill children, now they do’: how cocaine created Argentina’s first narcocity

The river port of Rosario lies on the route between cocaine-producing Peru and Bolivia and lucrative markets in Europe. The result is terrifying violence and addiction

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2024

How big is Europe’s cocaine problem – and what is the human cost?

Consumption of the drug has rapidly increased across the continent in recent years, leaving a trail of devastation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

FATF, Interpol and UNODC call for urgent steps to target the profits of transnational organised crime

Heads of FATF, Interpol, and UNODC emphasize targeting illicit profits to combat transnational crime and terrorism effectively.

The Hindu · May 19, 2024

Global wildlife crime causing ‘untold harm’, UN report finds

More than 4,000 species are targeted by traffickers, with illegal trade active in 80% of countries, says Office on Drugs and Crime

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns

Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2024

Conflict, climate, corruption drive Southeast Asia people trafficking: UN

Latest report comes amid a surge in mostly Muslim Rohingya making dangerous sea journeys in search of safety.

Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2024

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International Business Times · Jan 16, 2024

Technological Shift Among Southeast Asian Organized Crime Groups 'Revolutionized' Crypto Laundering: UN

Organized crime groups in Southeast Asia, particularly those in the Mekong area, have adapted to the technological era, allowing for the proliferation of underground banking and crypto laundering.

Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN

Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says.

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency

Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of world’s biggest opium producer

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023

Myanmar Overtakes Afghanistan As World's Biggest Opium Producer: UN

Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday.

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International Business Times UK · Nov 29, 2023

Research Reveals Global Femicide Crisis Despite Homicide Rate Decreasing

Despite the overall homicide figures decreasing, more women and girls have been killed as a result of gender-based violence across the globe.

The Hindu · Nov 28, 2023

Femicides at a twenty-year peak across globe | Data

UN study finds 88,900 women/girls killed in 2022 due to gender-related factors; highest in 20 years. Data shows 55% of female victims killed by family/partners, 12% of male victims. Rate of femicides per 1 lakh women highest in Africa (2.8) & Americas (1.5), Asia (0.8). India saw small decline in…

Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2023

‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade

Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are being sold for as little as $0.25 each.

Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2023

Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN

The restriction on poppy cultivation has decimated a key trade for hundreds of thousands of farmers and labourers.

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2023

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

A report from the U.N. drugs agency says Afghan farmers lost more than $1 billion of cash income from opium sales after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

Highest prevalence of opioid use disorders in eastern parts of India: UNODC report

The highest prevalence of people with opioid use disorders in India is observed in the eastern parts of the country, while the largest numbers of people with opioid use disorders are found in north-western India as well as in some of the central-western States, the latest World Drug Report 2023…

The Week · Jun 27, 2023

How the global drugs trade is changing

There has been a sharp rise in the number of people taking illegal drugs globally over the past decade as “increasingly agile trafficking networks are compounding intersecting global crises”.

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