prelim

• Golden Triangle


  • Burma/Myanmar
  • Laos
  • Thailand
• Golden Crescent


  • Iran
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
• The "Golden Triangle" approximately produced 60% of Opium in the world, and 90% of opium in the eastern part of Asia. It is also the officially acknowledged source of Southeast Asian "Heroin".
• Heroin is produced in the "Golden Triangle" and passes through nearby countries in relatively small quantities through air transport while in transit to the United States and European countries.
• The "Golden Crescent" is the major supplier of opium poppy, marijuana and heroin products in the western part of Asia. It produced at least 85% to 90% of all illicit heroin channel in the drug underworld market.
• The Becka Valley of Lebanon is considered to be the biggest producer of cannabis in the Middle East. Lebanon has also became the transit country for cocaine from South America to European illicit drug markets.
• Spain is known as the major transshipment point for international drug traffickers in Europe, and became the "Paradise of drug users" in Europe.
• Columbia, Peru, Uruguay, and Panama are the principal sources of all cocaine supply in the world due to the robust production of the "coca plants".
• Mexico is known in the world to be the number one producer of "Marijuana".
• The Philippines is second to Mexico as to the production of Marijuana. It also became the major transshipment point for the worldwide distribution of illegal drugs particularly "Shabu" and "Cocaine" from Taiwan and South America. It is noted that Philippines today is known as the drug paradise of drug abusers in Asia.
• India is known as the center of the world's drug map, leading to the rapid drug addiction among its people.
• North Sumatra has traditionally been the main cannabis growing area in Indonesia. Bali Indonesia is an important transit point for drugs en route to Australia and New Zealand.
• These countries (Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand) are known to be the most favorable sites for drug distribution from the "Golden Triangle" and other parts of Asia.
• China is the transit route for heroin from the "Golden Triangle" to Hong Kong. It is also the country where the "epedra plant" is cultivated- source of drug "Ephedrine" which is the principal chemical for producing Methylamphetamine Hydrochloride (shabu).
• Hong Kong is known as the world's transshipment point of all forms of "heroin".
• Japan has become the major consumer of cocaine and shabu from the United States and Europe.
• Medellin Cartel


  Founded during the 1980's by Columbian drug lords in the name of Pablo Escobar Gaviria and drug bosses: Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha and the top aid cocaine barons Juan David Ochoa Brothers
• The Medellin Cartel is reputedly responsible for organizing the world's drug trafficking network. The Columbian government succeeded in containing the Medellin Cartel, which resulted in the death, surrender, and arrest of the people behind the organization. This further resulted to the disbandment of the Cartel that led to its downfall.
• Cali Cartel


  The newly emerged cocaine monopoly after the downfall of the Columbian Medellin Cartel
• Gilberto Rodriguez Orajuela better known as "Don Chepe" -"the Chinese Player" heads the syndicated organization. Under him, the Cali Cartel was considered the most powerful criminal organization in the world. The Cartel produces over 90% of cocaine in the world. Due to this huge production, it was called the best and brightest of the modern underworld. They are Professionals of the highest order, intelligent, efficient, imaginative and nearly impenetrable.
• Chinese Triad


  The oldest and biggest criminal organization in the world. It is believed to be the controller of the "Golden Triangle" with international connection on drug trafficking. The Chinese Triad is also referred to as the "black societies". Called themselves Triads because of their highly ritualistic use of numerology a belief in the magical significance of numbers. The number 31 and multiples of 3 were accorded major importance by this group. The symbol trind societies is depicted by an equilateral triangle with the 3 sides representing the 3 Chinese concepts of heaven, earth, and man.