YANGON: Myanmar said Thursday it had seized $4.6 million worth of crystal methamphetamine in the heart of the drug-producing ‘Golden Triangle’ zone that showers narcotics across the region. Myanmar soldiers and border officers arrested a man with 250 kilograms (550 pounds) of crystal meth in the back of his car early Wednesday at a toll gate in eastern Shan state. “The arrested man and drugs were systematically transferred to anti-drugs squad,” the statement said. Authorities in Myanmar, Laos and Thailand have struggled to dismantle the sprawling drug networks that funnel Myanmar-made narcotics through the region. Some of the drugs head as far afield as Australia—the world’s largest per capita consumer of crystal meth—where the price surges.

Source: Manila Times October 26, 2017 11:15 UTC