China helps dismantle major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia
China has broken up a major transnational drug trafficking network in cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia, seizing around 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. The operation was carried out on October 21 by Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN), which raided and shut down a large-scale drug processing and purification facility in Aceh,…
China, Indonesia, and Malaysia have collaborated to dismantle a major meth trafficking network in Southeast Asia, seizing approximately 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine. The operation, carried out on October 21, involved the Indonesian National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seizing a large-scale drug processing facility in Aceh, arresting 11 individuals, and uncovering various equipment used in the manufacturing process.
Chinese authorities also arrested seven suspects linked to the network, with some accused of processing the drug into crystal methamphetamine. The criminal group was believed to smuggle narcotics from Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos to several countries, including Indonesia. Both nations have agreed to strengthen cooperation in combating transnational drug networks, sharing intelligence information and law enforcement resources.
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