Drugs Flooding Over Thailand’s Borders as Safe Mekong Initiative Intensifies
CHIANG RAI – Large quantities of methamphetamine and crystal meth have flooded into Thailand this year as producers have tripled output to keep up with intensified crackdown efforts. The Safe Mekong Coordination Centre in Chiang Mai held meetings over the weekend amongst the six countries in the Safe Mekong initiative — Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and China. These countries have been sharing information since 2013 on drug trafficking, resulting in more arrests and seizures of drugs and precursor chemicals.
