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The Chinese heroin trade : cross-border drug trafficking in Southeast Asia and beyond /

In a country long associated with the trade in opiates, the Chinese government has for decades applied extreme measures to curtail the spread of illicit drugs, only to find that the problem has worsened. Burma is blamed as the major producer of illicit drugs and conduit for the entry of drugs into C...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Chin, Ko-lin (Autor), Zhang, Sheldon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In a country long associated with the trade in opiates, the Chinese government has for decades applied extreme measures to curtail the spread of illicit drugs, only to find that the problem has worsened. Burma is blamed as the major producer of illicit drugs and conduit for the entry of drugs into China. Which organizations are behind the heroin trade? What problems and prospects of drug control in the so-called "Golden Triangle" drug-trafficking region are faced by Chinese and Southeast Asian authorities?
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479832514
1479832510