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California and Hawaii were the primary U.S. entry points for Golden Triangle heroin, but small percentages of the drug were also trafficked into New York City and Washington, D.C. While Southeast Asian groups had success in trafficking heroin to the United States, they initially had difficulty arranging street level distribution.
In the early 1970s, Alfred McCoy "accused American officials of condoning and even cooperating with corrupt elements in Southeast Asia's illegal drug trade out of political and military considerations" [2] and stated that the CIA was knowingly involved in the production of heroin in the Golden Triangle of Burma, Thailand, and Laos. [3]
The rise of a multibillion dollar trafficking, drug, and scam industry marks a resurgence for the Golden Triangle as a global criminal hotspot. Poppies to Pig-Butchering: Inside the Golden ...
Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN B006GMID5K. Hersh, Seymour M. (21 July 1972). "C.I.A. aides assail Asia drug charge: Agency fights reports that it ignored heroin traffic among allies of U.S." The New York Times. p. A1. Lask, Thomas (21 July 1972). "Bonanza in 'Golden Triangle' ". The New York Times. p. A31.
The seizure of the fentanyl derivative was part of Asia's biggest-ever interception of illicit drugs, precursors and drug-making equipment, including 193 million methamphetamine tablets known as yaba.
China's large land mass, close proximity to the Golden Triangle, Golden Crescent, and numerous coastal cities with large and modern port facilities make it an attractive transit center for drug traffickers. Opium has played an important role in mainland China's history since before the First and Second Opium Wars in the mid-19th century.
The huge trade in methamphetamine and other illegal drugs originating from a small corner of Southeast Asia shows no signs of slowing down, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime warned Friday.
The Golden Crescent is the name given to one of Asia's two principal areas of illicit opium production (with the other being the Golden Triangle). Located at the crossroads of Central , South , and West Asia , this space covers the mountainous peripheries of Afghanistan and Pakistan , extending into eastern Iran .