‘Governance to stem Golden Triangle meth trade’

YANGON: “Golden Triangle” countries must address corruption and collaborate more closely to tackle record meth production and the gangs who traffick the drug across Southeast Asia and beyond, the UN said on Monday.

From Bangkok to Brisbane, authorities are raking in huge hauls of methamphetamine stimulant pills—better known as “yaba”—and the purer, more potent crystallized version known as “ice.”