Record seizures fail to dent Southeast Asia's booming synthetic drug trade: UN report

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Methamphetamine and ketamine seizures in Asia reached record highs in 2025, but experts tell CNA that falling prices and expanding criminal networks suggest supply remains stronger than ever. BANGKOK: Despite record levels of seizures across East and Southeast Asia last year, the illegal synthetic drugs industry is thriving and growing, according to new regional findings. Methamphetamine seizures reached 349 tonnes in 2025 - a 48 per cent increase from the previous year and more than five times

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