The town (Chinshwehaw) , bordering #China’s #Yunnan province, is central to the flow of trade from #Myanmar to China. More than a quarter of Myanmar’s $1.8bn border trade with China passed through Chinshwehaw from April to September, state media reported in September, citing the Ministry of Commerce.
Front-line workers say #methamphetamine pills are now being sold for as little as $0.25 each as traffickers flood the country with unprecedented amounts of drugs.
“• Geospatial intelligence contributes to the formulation of public drug policies
• Concentrated individual cocaine seizures linked to specific geographical features
• News websites provide valuable insights into drug trafficking dynamics
• The identified routes and trends align with current literature on drug trafficking
• São Paulo - key node for Brazil's cocaine traffic and its international distribution”
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines