A series of recent arrests in Thailand and Laos have shone a rare spotlight on some of the key middlemen pushing product from the Golden Triangle across Asia. Since his arrest, three networks shuttling drugs from Myanmar through Laos, Thailand and onto Malaysia have been hit by raids and arrests. He has achieved notoriety among drug cops for his ingenuity in avoiding jail, supposedly even faking his own death. Tun Hung Seong – ‘The Malaysian Iceman’A year ago Thai cops seized nearly 300-kilograms of crystal meth in the far south. Eventually it led them to Thai-based Malaysian Tun Hung Seong, who allegedly headed a network running ice and turning huge drug profits into legitimate businesses.

Source: Manila Times May 08, 2017 06:00 UTC