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Cambodia shuts over 700 cyberscam locations over past year, government says

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said last year that hundreds of industrial-scale scam centres across Asia generate just under €35 billion in annual profits.

Euronews

How Ecuador became a global cocaine hub

For decades, discussions about Latin America’s cocaine trade have tended to focus on the same places. Colombia and Peru produce much of the world’s coca, while Mexico’s cartels dominate trafficking into the US. But between these known parts of the supply chain, another country has quietly become important: Ecuador.

The Conversation

The Taliban's Trojan horse: What really happened after Afghanistan's opium ban

Wars have been fought over land, over succession, over a woman said to have launched a thousand ships toward Troy. Opium got its own war twice, in 1839 and again in 1856, but not the kind that name suggests. Britain went to war for the right to keep selling opium…

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UN, TIJ honour late princess' justice work

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) jointly hosted a commemorative event titled "A Legacy of Justice and Compassion" on Monday to honour Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati.

Bangkok Post

End criminalisation of drug use

Earlier this month, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its latest regional report showing another year of record-breaking increases in drug seizures made by countries in Southeast and East Asia, particularly of methamphetamine and ketamine -- both synthetic drugs produced and trafficked regionally for the past…

Bangkok Post

US E-Waste Dumping Fails: Thailand to Return 284 Tonnes of Hazardous Electronics

Thai authorities intercepted 284 tonnes of e-waste falsely declared as scrap metal from Haiti, highlighting issues in global waste management.

International Business Times UK

45 Industries People Claim Are Much More Corrupt Than The Public Realizes

Corruption is a devastating phenomenon that has negative repercussions for individuals and society as a whole. And things aren’t always what they seem. Some companies and organizations might seem trustworthy at first glance, only to reveal their shadiness when you dig deeper. In a brutally honest AskReddit thread, internet users…

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Afghan farmers suffer heavy losses after Taliban ban opium poppy cultivation, report says

UNODC survey found 85% of families in northern provinces unable to replace poppy income. Production fell 32% to 296 tonnes as synthetic drugs surged.

Euronews

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar hits highest level in a decade, UN report says

There were signs that heroin from Myanmar is reaching markets in Europe previously supplied by Afghanistan, with several seizures over the past year that involved passengers travelling from Southeast Asia to Europe.

Euronews

Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to its highest level in a decade as the nation enduring a long conflict remains one of the world’s primary suppliers for the illicit drug economy

The Independent UK

A fatal drop: what do we know about the drugs, 500 times stronger than heroin, taking Australian lives?

Only a few years after first being detected in Australia, nitazenes have been found in everything from vapes to fake heroin – and the death toll is rising

The Guardian - AU

UN warns online scam centres hitting Southeast Asia moving to East Timor

Warning from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime follows a law enforcement raid on suspected scam centre.

Al Jazeera

Colombia Is At The Heart Of a Record-Breaking Global Cocaine Boom

The Latin Times spoke to drug and security experts in Colombia to find out what lies behind the country's cocaine boom and what it means for a nation already struggling with internal security issues.

Latin Times

Cocaine and synthetic drugs power new era of global trafficking

The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations – which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Thursday. RFI takes a look at the latest trends, from the explosion of cocaine to shifting routes and new synthetic drugs.

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Al Jazeera

‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State

Poppy cultivation and methamphetamine production has surged in Myanmar amid the country’s grinding civil war.

Al Jazeera

Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region

UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record regional seizures in 2024.

Reason

Does Legalizing Sex Work Increase Human Trafficking?

A go-to study for advocates of restricting sex work used a flawed economic model and abysmal data.

TechRadar

Cyberscam industry continues to thrive as raids fail to contain worldwide spread

The cyberscam industry is worth billions, and is continue to grow to new countries.

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Euronews

Asian scam operations worth €35 billion spreading across the world, UN warns

New online markets, money laundering networks, stolen data products, malware, artificial intelligence and deepfake technologies are laying the ground for the rise of crime as a service, the UN report says.

The Independent UK

UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world

A new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities

International Business Times

Asian Scam Centre Crime Gangs Expanding Worldwide: UN

Asian crime networks running multi-billion-dollar cyber scam centres are expanding their operations across the world as they seek new victims and new ways to launder money, the UN said on Monday.

International Business Times

Opium Farming Takes Root In Myanmar's War-wracked Landscape

Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.

Al Jazeera

Historic operation returns almost 1,000 trafficked animals to Madagascar

Inside an international operation to repatriate endangered lemurs and tortoises trafficked from Madagascar to Thailand.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

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