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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Main Authors: Chin, Ko-lin (Author), Zhang, Sheldon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Heroin industry.
Drug traffic.
Drug control.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Heroïne > Industrie > Chine.
Heroïne > Industrie > Asie du Sud-Est.
Drogues > Trafic > Chine.
Drogues > Trafic > Asie du Sud-Est.
Lutte antidrogue > Chine.
Heroin industry > China.
Heroin industry > Southeast Asia.
Drug traffic > China.
Drug traffic > Southeast Asia.
Drug control > China.
Southeast Asia.
China.
Electronic books.
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 (320 pages).
ISBN:9781479832514

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