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Drones, boats and megabaht: Laos route spews meth into Thailand
AFP, Published on 11/06/2019
» NAKHON PHANOM: As dusk falls along the Mekong River, a nightly dance begins between Thai border security and Laos drug gangs now using drones, scouts and a pool of poor fishermen to shift record amounts of meth into Thailand.
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Myanmar police seize massive haul of meth pills
AFP, Published on 04/03/2019
» YANGON: Myanmar authorities seized more than 10 million meth pills worth US$13.3 million (423 million baht) over the weekend, police said Monday, another massive haul in a country widely believed to be the world's largest methamphetamine producer.
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18 million meth pills seized in Chiang Rai
AFP, Published on 17/12/2018
» Authorities seized more than 18 million meth pills in the drug-riddled "Golden Triangle", a senior military official said Monday, following deadly anti-trafficking operations in the border region.
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'Life or death': Arizona heat wave poses lethal threat to homeless
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» PHOENIX - On a sidewalk in Arizona's capital Phoenix, where a record-setting heat wave has prompted warnings for people to limit their time outside, Dana Page struggles to stay hydrated in her tarpaulin shelter.
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Spike in boats smuggling meth out of Myanmar
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping up ketamine production as they seek to expand their business, the United Nations (UN) said Friday.
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'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia
AFP, Published on 22/12/2022
» SYDNEY: The alleged boss of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted men has been extradited to Australia and arrested on drug trafficking charges, police said Thursday.
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Texans mourn migrants who died in sweltering truck tragedy
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» SAN ANTONIO - Texas residents gathered under a scorching sun Wednesday to mourn the 53 migrants who died this week after they were abandoned in a trailer in soaring temperatures, leaving tokens of flowers, candles and bottles of water.
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Pacquiao concedes defeat in Philippine election
AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» Boxing great Manny Pacquiao has conceded defeat in the Philippine presidential election after his rumble for the top job failed to hit the mark with voters.
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Philippines presidential hopeful Pacquiao says he was 'naive' drug user
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» MANILA: Philippines presidential hopeful Manny Pacquiao says he was "naive" and ignorant of the law when he took crystal meth in his youth, but argues offenders today know drugs are illegal and should be punished.
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Under Taliban, Kabul's drug addicts forced into withdrawal
AFP, Published on 18/10/2021
» KABUL - With shaved heads, oversized tunics and the terrified gaze of the hunted, the drug addicts rounded up by the Taliban brace for 45 days of painful withdrawal.
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