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🗺️Geographic isolation 💵Heavy reliance on foreign development funding 🪙Lack of economic diversity 🤝Corruption ⚖️Outdated legislation These are some shared characteristics among countries in the #Pacific that can enable transnational organized crime: unodc.org/roseap/en/2024…

Biggest meth seizure in #India: 5.5 tons. Meth production in the #GoldenTriangle, #Shan, #Myanmar continues to scale up, with #organizedcrime groups in the #Mekong actively seeking to expand their market share.

Speaking today at the ceremonial opening of the international conference on #AlternativeDevelopment hosted by the Royal Project Foundation, UNODC's Ghada Fathi Waly emphasized that "alternative development works to transform lives and communities. But we need to scale it up."

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The #GoldenTriangle is still the 🌏's main source of illicit opium, our new report confirms. The region is at a crossroads as instability remains high and global heroin supply chains adjust to decreases in Afghanistan: bit.ly/4g9TZvA

"The amount of opium produced in #Myanmar remains close to the highest levels we have seen since we first measured it more than 20 years ago." - UN Office on Drugs & Crime Regional Rep Masood Karimipour New report out today ➡️ bit.ly/4g9TZvA

In Cambodia, Chinese experts led a week of hands-on training, equipping the National Drug Lab of 🇰🇭 with skills in drug testing and lab development. These enhanced testing capacities will help drug forensic personnel stay ahead of the curve in identifying emerged substances.

📊 Better crime data, better policies. UNODC’s Implementation Manual for the International Classification of Crime for Statistical purposes (ICCS) helps countries align national crime stats with global standards for more comparable data.

This is not one of the usual #GoldenTriangle meth tablet #trafficking cases in northeastern #India. At 236 kg, it's the largest load ever recorded in the area. With demand now established, larger and more frequent supplies are starting to follow. #organizedcrime

The rapid rise of #syntheticdrug related crimes demands frontline action. At today's #CCPCJ event organized by 🇨🇷, participants got an up-close look at UN Office on Drugs & Crime’s training & tools in action. For more info, visit United Nations Toolkit on Synthetic Drugs’ CSI module: encr.pw/gRWRT

Want to hear about the latest trends, developments & challenges of synthetic drug trafficking in East & #SoutheastAsia? Join us! 📍 FCCThai 🗓️ Wednesday, 28 May 🕖 7 PM Bangkok time 🔗 fccthai.com/events/512

Our new report shows a rise in production and trafficking of synthetic drugs from the #GoldenTriangle, with a record hit of 236 tons of #methamphetamine seized in 2024. Learn more: bit.ly/3He7c9Y

Evolving, cell-based transnational organized crime groups based in East and #SoutheastAsia are increasingly adopting technologies across the entire drug supply chain while converging with other organized crime activities. Read more in our latest report: bit.ly/3He7c9Y

Over 236 tons of meth were seized in Southeast Asia in 2024. Criminal networks are becoming more agile, using unregulated chemicals & new tech to outpace the law. We urgently need stronger enforcement, tighter controls & investment in border capacity. unodc.org/roseap/uploads…

Encouraged by recent progress in Cambodia: 100+ tons of toxic chemicals removed from high-risk sites, reducing the threat to public health.   UN Office on Drugs & Crime trained 25 national officers with support from 🇦🇺 @DFAT & 🇰🇷 South Korea to safely transport & dispose of seized drugs & chemicals.

Toxic chemicals☣️ from illegal drug labs in #Cambodia are putting lives and the environment at risk. UN Office on Drugs & Crime-trained specialists have already removed 100+ tons safely. The aim? To prevent these chemicals from reentering the drug economy. The next step? Safe disposal.

The drug problem in South #Korea is at an critical point. A key concern is the rapid increase in drug use among the younger population. Meanwhile, the number of foreigners arrested for drug offences continues to rise—mostly from #ASEAN countries. countries.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law…

Joint operation btw #Thailand & #Australia led to the arrest of 13 professional fraudsters from Australia, #Canada, #SouthAfrica & the #UnitedKingdom in Thailand. A clear example of foreign #OrganizedCrime targeting #Mekong countries as operational bases. khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/06/1…

Important point Inshik Sim. Unique criminal ecosystem in SEAsia #ASEAN incl technology, criminal services, underground banking and governance challenges highly attractive for #OrganizedCrime from #Japan #Korea & beyond. Comprehensive responses urgently needed! #scam #CYBER

Another case highlighting foreign #OrganizedCrime targeting the #Mekong and #SoutheastAsia. This time Thai police arrested 20 scammers from #SouthKorea and one national from #China were operating out of a luxury pool villa in Pattaya, #Thailand. bangkokpost.com/thailand/gener…