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‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade (www.aljazeera.com)
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Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are being sold for as little as $0.25 each.

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[–] thanevim@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This makes me feel like Jeremy Clarkson was on to something in the Top Gear Burma special (if just slightly off)

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

@thanevim I didn't see it but that was made in the partial democracy period. So, probably just "golden triangle" stuff?