Indien. India: Narco-Terrorist Surge In Punjab – Analysis India’s premier investigation agency, mainly tasked with investigation of terrorism cases, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), is currently investigating two cases of narco-terrorism in…

A Shallow Flood: The Diffusion of Heroin in Eastern and Southern Africa The flow of heroin from Asian production points to the coastal shores of eastern and southern Africa is not new. Whereas the first heroin transit routes in the region in the 19…

UNODC report on East and Southeast Asia: continued growth in the supply of methamphetamine while synthetic opioids spread Bangkok (Thailand), 15 May 2020 – A new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns that the s…

UNODC. Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast Asia – Latest Developments and Challenges The report finds that the regional methamphetamine market continues to expand, with sustained increases in seizures, espe…

Malediven. Amid Covid-19, Rising Tide of Narcotics Trafficking from Pak Feeds Jihadist Upsurge in Indian Ocean Islamic State cells in the Maldives, known to have close links with Indian Ocean drug cartels, have over the past eight weeks staged mult…

USA/Mexiko. Coronavirus Is Leading to Shortages of Fentanyl And Meth The pandemic has slowed the production and export of chemicals from China to Mexico, for onward smuggling into the U.S. (Vice, USA, 19.03.2020) https://www.vice.com/en_us/article…