Thailand Blames Myanmar After Massive Drug Haul
Daily Times | A senior Thai politician on Thursday accused neighboring Myanmar of failing to tackle drug production after 3.3 million amphetamine tablets were seized in Bangkok.
The haul, with a street value of $350,000 and believed to be one of the biggest on record in Thailand, has prompted fears of a surge in the amount of drugs pouring into the kingdom.
“They (the pills) were produced inside Myanmar by the Wa ethnic group,” Chalerm Yubamrung, a deputy prime minister in charge of a nationwide blitz on drugs, told reporters of Wednesday’s seizure.
The Wa live in an autonomous region in northern Shan state, bordering China and Laos, and are believed to have a thousands-strong army that analysts say is sustained by drug money. Notorious for their isolation and fierce tribal loyalty, drug barons in the area are believed to have turned from opium to amphetamine production over recent years.
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