Despite Record-Breaking Drug Bust in Shan State, Locals Fear Production Will Continue
Combined security forces from Burma’s military and police seized 16 billion kyat (US$10.7 million)...
DEADLY LINKAGE: Drugs, weapons, money laundry and the Chinese
On June 26, the 32nd International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, narcotics...
Shan State Police Burn Seized Narcotics in Taunggyi
The event was held to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit...
Shan MPs: Short-Term Plans to Reduce Opium Poppies ‘Impossible’
‘If there is no peace, poppy flowers will bloom,’ an SNLD MP said in...
Nearly 200 People Arrested in Tachileik With Drugs, Weapons
Police say that those apprehended may have ties to illegal gambling.
Police arrested 198...
RCSS Transfers Seized Drugs to Police in Mongton
The Shan armed group hands over around 30 kilograms of ‘ice’ to the government...
Shan Communities Call for Solutions as Drug Use Soars
As the number of drug users rises dramatically, local people are looking for ways...
Shan State re-emerges as illicit narcotics production center
It seems Shan State's stigma of being the epicenter of narcotics production won't go...
Five Drug-Related Deaths Every Month in Muse
The number of drug users appears to be increasing, particularly among youth in the...
Man Allegedly Using Methamphetamines Stabs Wife, Child in Mong Hsat
Locals say he attacked his wife and two-year-old daughter with a knife; he is...
