The turmoil following the coup will give a further boost to organized crime. Drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle is not just a law enforcement issue.
The area - known as the Golden Triangle - has a long history of being a major drug-producing hotspot. Jeremy Douglas, Southeast Asia regional representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs ...
Traffickers ship the drugs out through the borders of Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, an area known as the Golden Triangle. "In 2022, we saw them work around Thai borders more than in the past," said ...