Myanmar Uncovers Drug Factories Flooding Thailand With Meth
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Key Entities
Place
The country where methamphetamine production facilities were discovered.
A border town in Myanmar where drug factories were found.
The country where methamphetamine production facilities were discovered.
A province in Thailand bordering Tachileik, Myanmar.
A state in Myanmar where drug production facilities are located and ethnic groups operate.
Wan Gong Moo Village(บ้านวันกองมู)
A location in Tachileik where a rented house used as a drug factory was raided.
Mak Yang Subdistrict(ต.หมากยาง)
A subdistrict in Tachileik where the raided drug factory was located.
Tachileik Township(อ.เมืองท่าขี้เหล็ก)
The township in Tachileik where the raided drug factory was located.
A waterway believed to be used for transporting precursor chemicals for drug production.
The country bordering Myanmar and Thailand, involved in efforts to intercept drug trafficking routes.
Chiang Lab(เชียงลาบ)
A city in Myanmar near the border with Laos, involved in drug transit routes.
A province in Laos where drug trafficking routes are being monitored.
Muang Long(เมืองลอง)
A city in Laos near the border with Myanmar, involved in drug transit routes.
The capital city of Thailand, where the economic impact of seized drugs would be significant if they reached the market.
Timeline
December 2025(ธ.ค.2568)
The time period when the first drug factory was discovered.
January 2026(ม.ค.2569)
The time period when a second drug factory was raided and suspects apprehended.
2025(ปี 2568)
The year when methamphetamine production began in a raided rented house.
January 2026(ม.ค.69)
The month when multiple kidnappings occurred in Tachileik, suspected to be linked to illicit finances.
October 1, 2025(1 ต.ค.2568)
The start date of a period for which drug interdiction statistics are reported.
late January 2026(ปลายเดือน ม.ค.2569)
The end date of a period for which drug interdiction statistics are reported.
Organization
An ethnic group believed to be involved in drug production in Shan State, Myanmar.
An ethnic group believed to be involved in drug production in Shan State, Myanmar.
The military force of Myanmar, in conflict with ethnic groups involved in drug production.
Tachileik Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB)(เจ้าหน้าที่ป้องกันและปราบปรามยาเสพติด (ป.ป.ส.) เมืองท่าขี้เหล็ก)
The narcotics control agency in Tachileik responsible for raiding drug production sites.
Myanmar Officials(เจ้าหน้าที่เมียนมา)
Officials in Myanmar who are discovering and raiding drug production facilities.
Thai Officials(เจ้าหน้าที่ ไทย)
Officials in Thailand collaborating with Myanmar and Laos to combat drug trafficking.
Lao PDR Officials(เจ้าหน้าที่ สปป.ลาว)
Officials in Laos collaborating with Myanmar and Thailand to combat drug trafficking.
Pha Muang Force Military Officials(เจ้าหน้าที่ทหารกองกำลังผาเมือง)
Military officials in Thailand who report on drug interdiction efforts along the northern border.