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03042aam a2200385 i 4500 001 09E327EAC48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230317010022 008 211103s2022 nju b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021046874 020 $a 9811247234 020 $a 9789811247231 035 $a (OCoLC)1264140714 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d GZM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a as----- 050 00 $a HV8079.N3 $b S23 2022 100 1 $a SachsenroÂder, Wolfgang, $e author. 245 10 $a From opium to methamphetamines : $b the nine lives of the drug industry in Southeast Asia / $c Wolfgang SachsenroÂder, Political Party Forum Southeast Asia, Singapore. 264 1 $a New Jersey : $b World Scientific Publishing, $c [2022] 300 $a ix, 234 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-225) and index. 520 $a "Southeast Asia is one of the biggest marketplaces for illicit drugs. The international syndicates with their billion-dollar profits are similar to the Hydra of the old Greek mythology which grew two new heads if one was cut off. Hercules eventually killed the monster with the help of his nephew who cauterised the fresh wounds before new heads could emerge. This story describes quite well the challenging task for the political and police efforts to fight the narcotics industry which has a long history in Asia. From the early 1800s, the East India Company dumped Indian opium on China and ruined the economy of both countries. During the colonial heydays, Britain in Malaya and Burma, France in Indochina, and the Netherlands in today's Indonesia, financed big parts of their colonial budgets with opium. In the 20th century, heroin ruined countless lives in Southeast Asia and in the West. Today, synthetic drugs, especially methamphetamines, are produced in hidden laboratories in remote areas of the region and smuggled across the porous borders. Drug prevention programs and the harsh penalties in all ASEAN states have not reduced the drug trade and the consumption. On the contrary, both are growing. This book analyses the detrimental impact of the drug industry on the political economy and the social developments in Southeast Asia. Shortcomings and lasting damages can be traced in the political structures, in the rampant corruption, and the secretive links between customs, armies, police organisations, and organised crime"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Drug traffic $z Southeast Asia. 650 0 $a Narcotics $z Southeast Asia. 650 0 $a Drug control $z Southeast Asia. 650 0 $a Economics $z Southeast Asia. 650 7 $a Drug control. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01032891 650 7 $a Drug traffic. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00898722 650 7 $a Economics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00902116 650 7 $a Narcotics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01032860 651 7 $a Southeast Asia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240499 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230317011251.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=09E327EAC48911EDAC2163E35EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search