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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle
This guide was written by Bertil Lintner and edited by Nikolia Apostolou, David E. Kaplan, Reed Richardson, and Alexa Van Sickle. Illustrations are by Nodjadong Boonprasert. Smaranda Tolosano coordinated the translations.
To read the Introduction start here.
On GIJN’s YouTube Channel, you can also watch a webinar on investigating organized crime in the Golden Triangle, which was held on Dec. 1, 2022.
This guide was possible due to the invaluable support of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), an independent civil-society organization dedicated to seeking new and innovative strategies and responses to organized crime.
Chapters
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle — Introduction
GIJN’s new guide to investigating organized crime in Asia’s Golden Triangle, with this introductory chapter offering historical context about the region and a preview of subsequent chapters.
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle: Chapter 1 — Drug Trafficking
GIJN’s new guide to investigating organized crime in Asia’s Golden Triangle, with this chapter covering how drug trafficking works in the region, the major players involved, and resources for background information.
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle: Chapter 2 — Official Complicity in Drug Trafficking
GIJN’s new guide to investigating organized crime in Asia’s Golden Triangle, with this chapter digging into how official corruption aids and abets drug trafficking in the region.
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle: Chapter 3 — Money Laundering
GIJN’s new guide to investigating organized crime in Asia’s Golden Triangle. This chapter focuses on money laundering in the region.
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle: Chapter 4 — Human Trafficking
GIJN’s guide to investigating organized crime in Asia’s Golden Triangle. This chapter focuses on human trafficking in the regio
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle: Chapter 5 — Wildlife Trafficking
GIJN’s new guide to investigating organized crime in Asia’s Golden Triangle, with this chapter looking at illegal wildlife trafficking into and out of the region.
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Guide to Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle: Chapter 6 — Other Criminal Activity
As part of GIJN’s guide to investigating organized crime in the Golden Triangle, this chapter covers the region’s illegal trade in rare earth minerals and ‘blood jade.’
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Video: Investigating Organized Crime in the Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle, where the borders of Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos intersect, is one of the world’s renowned centers of criminal activity. The region’s underworld economy turns over billions of dollars annually in narcotics production, human trafficking, wildlife smuggling, illegal mining, and more. Its cross-border illicit networks have global impact, working with criminal groups across […]