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

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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Chin, Ko-lin (Author), Zhang, Sheldon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Drug control > China.
Drug traffic > Southeast Asia.
Drug traffic > China.
Heroin industry > Southeast Asia.
Heroin industry > China.
Lutte antidrogue > Chine.
Drogues > Trafic > Asie du Sud-Est.
Drogues > Trafic > Chine.
Héroïne > Industrie > Asie du Sud-Est.
Héroïne > Industrie > Chine.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Drug control
Drug traffic
Heroin industry
China
Southeast Asia
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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?
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479832514
1479832510

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