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Flight Attendants Arrested for Trafficking 11 Kilograms of Drugs in Toothpaste Tubes
The flight attendants, who were reportedly shocked when apprehended, said a person in France paid them to transport the packages to Vietnam.
Ketamine Seizures in This Country Have Exploded Over the Past Year
Seizures of ket in Cambodia hit 2.7 tonnes in 2021, 24 times higher than the year prior, with drug supplies across Southeast Asia skyrocketing.
Myanmar’s Coup Has Opened the Floodgates of the Southeast Asian Drug Trade
Meth seizures out of the Golden Triangle are at an all-time high, as opportunistic drug lords threaten to turn the area into a narcostate.
Millions of Pills and Tons of Meth Make Up Asia’s Biggest Ever Drug Seizure
Drug busts in and around Asia’s Golden Triangle have exploded in recent months, with this week’s record haul the latest indication of a larger trend.
Meth Use Is on the Rise in Southeast Asia – And COVID Is To Blame
An excess of drugs in the Golden Triangle region due to COVID export restrictions has led to an increase in meth use among young people and workers.
Thailand Seizes $1 Billion Worth of Ketamine in Record Haul
The shipment was the Southeast Asian country's largest narcotics seizure in recent memory.
Crystal Meth Kingpins are Standing In the Way of Peace In Myanmar's Golden Triangle
Myanmar's army signed a peace agreement to end its long-lasting civil war, but drug cartels—and corrupt military officials—are providing an incentive for the militias to stick around.
The Sinaloa cartel is alive and thriving without El Chapo
The Sinaloa drug cartel is the largest cartel in the world, and it's estimated to rake in $3 billion a year. VICE News visited Mexico's Golden Triangle, the stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel, just days before the extradition of drug lord El Chapo.
Trio of Middle-Aged Women Caught With $3 Million Worth of Heroin at Chicago Airport
Similar arrests have taken place this year, where women from Minnesota were trafficking contraband from Laos.
The Rise of Mexican Black Tar
VICE News travels to the remote mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, to follow the lucrative and destructive path of black tar heroin as it makes its way to the US.
Mexico's Heroin Farmers: The Trail of Destruction Starts in the Poppy Fields
From the farmers barely earning a living from cultivating the poppies, via the entire communities forced from their homes by warring gunmen, to the growing number of addicts in the US — there are few winners along the route of Mexican heroin.
Mexico Just Released a 19-Minute Video About El Chapo’s Recapture
The video reveals some previously unseen footage but leaves several questions unanswered about the operation, and contains an embarrassing mistake.