In Myanmar in 2012 there are increase methamphetamine
seizures and methamphetamine-related arrests, as well as the number of patients
in drug treatment facilities. Over 18.2
million meth pills were seized in Myanmar in 2014, a massive increase over the
5.8 million seized in 2011 but below the record haul of 23.8 million in 2009.
There are 1815 people were arrested on meth pill related charges, a 15 percent
increase over last year, report said. Myanmar’s increasing
methamphetamine problem is cordially with a growing. Currently Cambodia, China,
Laos, Thailand and Vietnam all reported increasing people who use
methamphetamine medicine in 2012. Production and trafficking of opium, opium
and methamphetamine still centered on eastern Shan State. The biggest of
methamphetamine pills production in Myanmar are trafficked directly to Thailand
or via Laos. Most of Myanmar’s opium, at the same time, fly to China. Myanmar
is one of the largest countries, in South-East Asia. It is bordered by China,
the Lao people’s Democratic Republic (PRD) and Thailand in the east, and
Bangladesh and India in the west. So, in Myanmar is comfortable to grow opium
and export to another countries but in
1989, the military government began to bargain armistice agreements with armed
ethnic opposition groups in the more faraway parts of the country. As a result,
in our country (Myanmar) will increase people who use amphetamine more year by
year, there will be more opium and amphetamine trafficker and there will be
increase diseases so that, they control it.
Moreover,
Situation Assessment on Amphetamine-Type Stimulants,[1]
In April 2010, 108 kg of crystalline methamphetamine were seized at the
Naungcho Township in North of Shan State, which was destined for Yangon through
Mandalay. The drugs were believed to be intended for onward transportation to
international markets by air. More recently, in October 2010, 62 kg of
crystalline methamphetamine destined for Thailand were seized at Tachileik. Law
enforcement officials indicate that seizures of crystalline methamphetamine
have been mostly intended for the international market, rather than for local
consumption[2].
Although there have been no clandestine laboratories reportedly seized for
crystalline methamphetamine, the authorities in Myanmar as well as Thailand
indicate that producing is occurring in the Golden Triangle. The majority of
crystalline methamphetamine seized in the northern part of Thailand in the past
2-3 years is reportedly originating from the Golden Triangle. Thai authorities also
insist that the crystalline methamphetamine produced in the Golden Triangle is
of more than more high pureness. Twenty Ecstasy - not yenta major problem Ecstasy
is not manufactured in Myanmar and the small numbers which are seized, are
brought in from other countries, reportedly for use by members of the country’s
affluent in the country elite which can pay this relatively expensive drug. The
first griping of delight (MDMA) in Myanmar was recorded in 2001 with only pills
seized. Most seizures occur in huge cities like Yangon and Mandalay. In 2009,
law enforcement officials reported seizures of a mere ecstasy pills. No ecstasy
seizures were reported from January to September 2010. Unlike methamphetamine,
ecstasy seizures do not occur every year.
Furthermore,
the hugest recorded seizure was 5,807 pills in 2005. Three-fold increase in
methamphetamine pill seizures in Myanmar and its immediate neighborhood increasing
seizures of methamphetamine pills, heroin and opium have been reported in
countries neighboring Myanmar, especially in the border regions of China and Thailand.
The total seizures of methamphetamine pills in China, Myanmar and Thailand in
2009 amounted to just over 93 million pills. This represents a fold increase over
the total seizure 28 in those same countries of 31.9 million pills in the
preceding year. Discussions at SMART Myanmar National Workshop, December 2009,
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Thailand presentation, Global SMART Programme Regional
Workshop, July 2009, Bangkok, Thailand. [3]Thailand
presentation, Global SMART Programme Regional Workshop, July 2009, Bangkok,
Thailand. 2734 Methylenedioxy methamphetamine, or one of its analogues MDA, and
MDE. The regional figure refers to the data collected from Japan and the
Republic of Korea, and eleven countries in East and South-East Asia where the
Global SMART Programme is being implemented. These countries are Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
There
are no reliable data on drug use patterns and trends in Myanmar, as the county
has never carried out a national drug use survey. Until recently, research on
drug use-related issues was deemed too sensitive; however, under the new
government there is more space to do so. It is clear that drug consumption
patterns differ from region to region. Traditional and medicinal opium use is
prevalent in the country’s main opium growing regions. However over the last
decades, the country has seen a shift from smoking opium to smoking and
injecting heroin, and more recently also to snorting and swallowing ATS. These
trends are partly caused by the increase in heroin prices following the opium
decline in the early 2000s, as injecting heroin is more cost-effective than
smoking. Apart from, in 2009, China reported total seizures of more than 40
million pills. This represents an almost 6 fold increase from the 6.25 million
pills seized in 2008.29 there is no confirmation of the specific origin of
these pills. But the Chinese government has been reporting a sharp increase of
drug trafficking into China from the Golden Triangle region by means of constantly
changing drug trafficking routes and methods. Reports have pointed to
transnational drug syndicates attempting to sell stored drugs, with a resulting
sharp increase of drug smuggled into China. Preliminary data for 2010 indicates
that the large-scale trafficking of methamphetamine pills into neighboring countries
has continued in 2010. From January to September 2010, Thailand reported the
seizure of over 44 million pills 31 and Lao PDR reported the seizure of more
than 22 million pills, representing a total of more than 66 million pills.
Given that China has not yet report seizure data to DAINAP, there is a strong
likelihood that total seizures in the region for 2010 will reach or even
surpass the total seizures recorded in 2009.
So,
if the law is not strong it is not easy to control the people who traffick
opium and amphetamine. However, for young people are very dangerous by using
opium and amphetamine because it will affect their family and their village so
that, this is very important for our country (Myanmar) moreover, current there
are many people like to use the new thing by the country develop. After that
there will be increased people who use amphetamine more year by year, there
will be more opium and amphetamine trafficker and there will be increase
diseases.
[1] Amphetamines and Ecstasy: 2008 Global ATS
Assessment, UNODC, September 2008, p.29.
[2]
Discussions at SMART Myanmar National Workshop, 15 December 2009, Nay Pyi Taw,
Myanmar
[3]
8 The regional figure refers to the data collected from Japan and the Republic
of Korea, and eleven countries in East and
South-East Asia where the Global SMART Programme is
being implemented. These countries are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
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