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Interpol · Global · Methamphetamine displaces opium as Afghanistan and the Golden Triangle pivot to synthetics
Documents a record Interpol-coordinated operation: 297 million yaba (meth) pills seized, with Thailand intercepting 5 million tablets and Myanmar busts of 5.25m and 4m pills traced to industrial labs run by militias in northern Shan State.
“297 million meth or 'yaba' pills were seized in an Interpol-coordinated operation; Thailand alone seized 5 million tablets.”