Booming Meth Trade In ASEAN Amid The Pandemic
Just a few days ago, ASEAN member state Malaysia made headlines when the country’s coastguard made its largest ever seizure of methamphetamine.
Just a few days ago, ASEAN member state Malaysia made headlines when the country’s coastguard made its largest ever seizure of methamphetamine.
ASEAN’s reputation as a hub for fake medicine is nothing to sneeze at.Increasing amounts of falsified medicines are being produced in the region, in part as a result of legitimate, and illegitimate, pharmaceutical producers based in India and China having transferred or outsourced some manufacturing processes to Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia to avoid tougher regulations and enforcement – and to benefit from lower production costs – according to a 2019 report by the United Nations Of
ASEAN’s reputation as a hub for fake medicine is nothing to sneeze at.Increasing amounts of falsified medicines are being produced in ASEAN, in part as a result of legitimate, and illegitimate, pharmaceutical producers based in India and China having transferred or outsourced some manufacturing processes to Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia to avoid tougher regulations and enforcement – and to benefit from lower production costs – according to a recent report by the United Nations Offic