Cold pills contain pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient of meth, a highly addictive drug whose ever-soaring popularity is rattling governments across Asia. Myanmar police said most large drug and precursor shipments were smuggled through Moreh, the Indian border town opposite Tamu. CROSS-BORDER ROUTEThe rugged and ethnically diverse region straddling the Indian border ranks among Myanmar's poorest, with no industry and modest infrastructure. "India and Myanmar are cooperating to some extent but they're not doing a lot of joint operations or intelligence-sharing," he said. Briefcase 1 Methamphetamine is Asia's "number one drug threat": UN2 Much of region's "meth" manufactured in Myanmar border areas3 Main ingredient for drug comes from India, say expertsFive years ago, when cold pills first trickled across Myanmar's untamed border with India, many local officials were baffled.

Source: India Today August 09, 2016 06:45 UTC