The Malaysian Drug Trade, Explained.

Drug trafficking in Malaysia is booming. More than RM300 million worth of

drug

s were seized in 2018, almost equaling the haul of the previous two years combined, but Malaysia is not known to be a

drug

-producing country, it is a transit point from which drugs are distributed to a receiving country. from another country, this is how Malaysia is part of the global drug

trade

. Drugs are produced on a large scale in these parts of the world, the Golden Triangle region, in some parts of South America and in Iran and Afghanistan to bring these drugs to the world. market needs to cross borders undetected, that's where transit countries like Malaysia come into play.

The geographical location of Malaysia itself is quite attractive for traffickers. There are some activities where local drug syndicates partner with a transnational drug syndicate that also plays some roles. Why Malaysia has been seen as a transit hub for methamphetamine and other drugs, the street value of drugs is also a reason why Malaysia is a transit country. Syndicates will always try to move drugs to a country with a higher street value, some will be sold along the way, but there is a great incentive to sell them in more lucrative foreign markets most drugs are smuggled through large shipments of hundreds of kilograms, often hidden in shipping containers or commercial trucks, there have been some increases in drug mule trafficking connecting to Malaysia is a very recent trend that Let's see drug mules have been arrested in Hong Kong , Korea and Japan.

Drug mules are hired or tricked by syndicates to transport drugs for sale in foreign markets. They transport smaller quantities but allow syndicates to reach lucrative foreign markets that might have stricter customs. Controls on incoming commercial shipments of drug mules also protect syndicates from being arrested or, but we rarely see leaders of drug syndicates arrested in the region, which is also part of the reason why the production and traffic problems that are and continually happen are destroyed. Malaysian drug mules have been arrested in 19 countries between 2013 and November 2018 Malaysian police statistics show that there are currently 434 drug mules locked up abroad.

This is not a new battle, but it is constantly changing. Personal criminal groups really know how to adapt the situation to change. In the environments they will try to find another way to bring in their drugs, which means that every time the authorities close a smuggling route, the syndicate simply creates new routes and the authorities are often slow to adapt, it is because our law enforcement has been putting more emphasis. in finished products instead of chemical precursors, that is the only message we have continuously conveyed: country buyers must put more emphasis on chemical precursors, although history shows that decriminalizing drugs and regulating their sale and use is an better approach, many governments continue to take a punitive approach in the face of strict laws and harsh punishments drug trafficking simply becomes more clandestine today international drug trafficking is a four hundred billion dollar a year industry with routes all over the world world