Inside South East Asia’s Criminal Empire
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2023
- In this video, Crisis Group's Senior Adviser for Myanmar Richard Horsey discusses organised crime in South East Asia's Golden Triangle.
Myanmar’s Shan State and northern Laos’ Bokeo province have become a contiguous zone of vibrant criminality, much of it beyond the reach of state authorities. The Mekong river, which bisects the zone, is also an axis of geopolitical competition, complicating efforts to combat organised crime.
The sheer size of illicit businesses, which dwarf the legal economies of both Shan State and northern Laos, means that they have an enormous local impact, entrenching corruption, weakening governance institutions and damaging community bonds in both these areas. The effects ripple throughout the region and beyond.
Though geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China may get in the way, a coordinated regional approach to addressing criminality should be a top political priority. In addition to intelligence sharing and joint law enforcement operations, interested governments should work together to address underlying governance and socio-economic issues.
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This is amazing journalism. Don't get killed bro, and keep up the good work.
Don't worry he was sponsored & protected by CIA
nothing amazing about it … he showed no evidence … just saying it’s “clear” means nothing. I have clear evidence you have been selling cocaine
He was killed recently
@@breadgarlichouse2265 actually? Got a source?
@@endercharlie BBC
Golden Triangle has existed for a century and going strong.
I'm glad you're reporting about this. I was there a year ago and it's unbelievable how in your face criminal corrupt and dangerous it is, and the scale of it is huge. Pure evil there...
Sounds fucking brilliant
It does provide jobs for local population with jobs it isn't much a different from a capitalistic corporations and it's business model. Of demand and supply.
Are you talking about the government..... cause that shit is happening everywhere.... look at America's government it's the biggest criminal Empire that has ever existed....
what you talkin about. i was invited to visit some of the casino resorts owned by my chinese friends and we were sippin bubbly and gambling with my other friends who are royal members of thailand and cambodia and we were having a blast. #richmotherfuckingbishvibe #nopeasants #livinlarge #keepinit100
Happy you survived. Welcome back.
I lived in the Shan state for 3 years and see all the things happening there I know very well. Every one gets their shares that's why no one try to stop it.
THANK YOU for producing such an informative content.
I thank you very much for your presentation . I am heavily invested in SE Asia .
Real , genuine , first-class journalism .
Commendations .
Thanks for this information its very informative
Let's keep on!!
Now he's on the list
Amazing short documentary, I was doing a touristy trip to the Golden Triangle not so long ago and was wondering how this casino environment got so developed in this particular area... als what was up with the Chinese signs... well I guess I understand now
I guess those money get laundry in China. That's why we see so many new rich Chinese in Thailand doing business where local police turns blind eye or they have no concrete evidences to catch them.
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
one day people will hopefully realize we are one and when we are hurting others we are hurting ourselves
think of practical solutions rather than holding on to idealistic BS that will never happen.
@@ttbrown9700 lol
@@ttbrown9700I concur
@@tomchiihow is that funny?
Border towns in Laos and Myanmar operate on Chinese power and communications networks. All the Chinese government has to do is to shut down their network.
If they ever want to do (and I don't think so. They need money).
Have you guys manage to go into Mong La city?
Each espresentative government of this triangle zone have responsibility for these crimes.
Runs by Chinese, back by corruption laos government officials, what could goes wrong 🤣🤣🤣
Looks amazing!
Sounds like what used to be on the Laos/China border up in Boten, but bigger and flashier.
Was there in the summer...it is surreal.
The US movie American Gangster, tells about black crime boss Frank Lucas, who smuggled Heroin from the Golden Triangle to New York, from 1968 onward. This is hardly a new thing for the region.
Frank was just They're New York man..... it's always bigger.
On Thailand, burma side.
Well that region already was a big heroin trade even before Frank Lucas came.
Ok we gonna talk about real life. Machine Gun Johnny from the flying dragons Chinatown gang of New York introduced the China White and the heroin trade exploded in imports of it. What you say is a move my reference is real life
@@Silver-Lyfe Yes but Frank Lucas really dominated the trade in the 70's. Bringing Harlem to its knees in drug addition.
Cambodia is the same with Chinese influences.
more scamming, forced labor and casinos than illegal dru trade in Cambodia
Their world, their rules in the golden triangle!
Not sure if he talking about mexico usa border or china-laos
so amazing and … wow！！！！
I know various outlaw biker gangs like the HA has a foothold in Thailand. I wonder if they're connected somehow. Great video!
There's a lot of different "farang" mc clubs here in Thailand.
I can assure you that none of them are involved in anything illegal 😎
I pray for your safety 🙏
ທຸກມືນີ້ຕ້ອງສັດລຽງຂອງຈີນ😢
ຄອມມູນິດລາວບໍ່ສົນໃຈກັບປະເທດຕົວເອງເລີຍ😭ລັດຖະບານຂາຍຊາດ
ຄອມມູນິດຊົ້ວຮ້າຍກັບປະຊາຊົນປ່ອຍໄຫ້ອົດຢາກປາກເເຮ່ງ..
Yes. It sad to see what's happening to Laos 🇱🇦.
จีนเทามันกลืนกินทุกประเทศที่จนกว่ามันหมดเลย SEA โดนหมด ขนาดแอฟริกายังโดนเลย ทุนมันหนา
Omg , please be safe 😢nowdays its dangerous job being a journalist 🙏
What joke - you will never eliminate these illegal activities - politicians and police work hand in hand to perpetuate these activities - why pure greed
Yeah what do you think about what you just seen. These guys don't care about what you think. This is just another reminder that you will never stop this.
Fact behind this beautiful world
Question, is the govt ok with all this activity like the allegations of trafficked individuals being held ? Or do they crack down as much as they can?
They got a share for that both Govt Military and also armed groups near them . Thats why now they fight each other . those armed groups want to fully control on these area .
damn Chinese...
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Those countries have always been full of pirates... nothing new in south east asia
Fort Mead, bro
I tried finding online a way to book a hotel at this casino and seems impossible even Tripadvisor came up empty .
Seems like this place is even less popular then North Korea for tourists
How do they make money without anyone going there ?
You must be either Chinese or be accepted by the Chinese Drug lord himself before you can enter it's gates. Just rode a bicycle past it on a long tour. Spent some time in Tompheung meeting the workers in the camps outside it. It's absolutely disgusting what is going on in there. jing jing, na.
they dont want your money. they only wash their own money. its not a good idea to go on holiday there bro. this dudes are ruthless criminals, you might even be abducted to do scams for them.
@@abdulfattah4276 You can't get in. I just finished a bicycle trip from Chainag Mai to Bankgkok and spent quite a bit of time in the triangle on the Lao side in Bokeo. Spoke with many people in the work camps outside the gates, then continued up the river for many days on muddy tracks in the heart of it. Met traffickers on the river north of that infernal Chinese city from hell. You can go near it but cannot enter unless you are Chinese or get permission from their ruthless leader there. With the traffickers on the river north, we never talked about anything. They just thought i was some weird goon on a bicycle lost. Weird goon but not lost most of the time. They let me pass without issue, covered in mud and thrashing, they knew I was no threat.
There are no foreigners up there, i was on a burly mountain bike with my tent and such, the only way up river as they have stopped boats going north of Tompheung and Bang Mom, to keep it running. Wild place but the local tribes were great as always. Did I get lucky? I don't know but I won't go back. I've been up there a few times over the last 24 years, my favorite country to ride,until now. It is some of the best bike packing in Asia. I learned a lot of the real destruction by the hands of the Chinese mafia there. It's far worse than anyone understands and the local Lao and Burmese are paying for it with their lives. Brutal end times for many in Bokeo. Very very sad to see what I've seen in the last months. It broke my heart to see it first hand.
You can go there, but no online booking. Bring Yuen with you. Watch your back. You will be surrounded by wolves. There are no laws there so don't give anyone a reason to hurt you, because they will, and they will get away with it.
theres really no reason for "sightseeing" there, its a concrete jungle. Only reason to go is if you want to gain contacts in the underworld or you want to gamble. @@dtawantawng5131
i was work in here very difficult to escape
What’s this casino call I want to go gamble there is this in Lao?
Yes it's in Laos, it's a very clean casino, but the area is very dusty from all the construction. It is quite surreal to go inside from Laos, there are ppl driving around in Rolls-Royce, porches, Ferraris, and brand new taxis that look like something you would see in Tokyo, that are also building a Disneyland copy. Very weird, didn't gamble as there was no blackjack
@@bryanbrian1234smart man only doing blackjack, also the people driving in those nice cars are they drug traffickers or something?
@@illberightback5015most may be criminals but who knows
@@illberightback5015 who knows, I didn't ask, Vegas got it's start with mafia money now look at it.
Love your work.
I am writing a short story about the region. It's scifi, but real places and situations make y story so much richer. I hope that someday more people will learn about this issue.
It seems to me that it will follow the path of Miami. New buildings, bars, businesses and then buying/making their own banks.
Then, perhaps, the governments.
I found your video because I'm doing research.
Wow.
Good luck with the sci-fi it sounds interesting.
Good luck. It is amazing how pertinent some science fiction novels are to todays, and near future social structure.
War economy financial industry services lead to criminal activity unstable political style policy dysfunctional egoistic soliciting
Don't forget even their monk robes are tainted (I hope you understand what I mean by that expression)
ຫວຽດນາມເຮັດໃຫ້ປະເທດລາວຕ້ອງເລືອກທ່າງທີພິດ
ເພາະຫວຽດນາມຮຸກຮານປະເທດລາວເອາສັບພະຍາກອນໃນລາວໄປເເປ່ຮູບໃນປະເທດຕົວເອງ
ຜູ້ນ້ຳລາວກໍ່ໂງໄປອີກ
Dead men tell no tale on the underworld in Asia!
A bit like how many different operations run in america and britain -
They need to get rid of this criminal kingpin. I know some Laotian people have been trafficked there to work as scammers. But it’s difficult due to the corrupt Lao government being on his payroll who allowed the Chinese kingpin to operate in the country
Money talks. As long as certain ppl are being paid. Money talks the talk and walks the walk. Pure Asian philosophy 101.
Why is he worried about those countries business…
Going on from the beginning of time, until the end of time….
Sihanoukville in Cambodia is/was the same; Chinese built casinos everywhere, Chinese language signs everywhere. I was there is 2017 and it was horrible. I think the Cambodian Govt have put limits on development since then and got rid of some of the more dodgy operators.
It's a business empire. 🎉
In 2023, American military exports hit 238 billion. It's also a business empire.
whys no one talkin about it
I live here, using a fake account, but it's all safe, no worries lol
because we are all international criminals, wanted by the CIA, so we keep a low profile
@@user-om4hs8ki8uare you sure ?
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I lived in Southeast Asia for eleven years. All over. Seen many crazy things. Much animal abuse too. Which really bothered me. Most of Asia doesn’t respect animals. It’s horrible. No conscience. Not sure if I’ll ever go back.
Most of western doesn't respect other race and cultures right, you wanna fact? Or you are one of them?
I challenge you to make the next video with a focus on *your home town* where none of these things happen right?
Do a story on Europeans on buying illegal drugs in Asia!
Xi Xinping is an opium addict
This guy is so naive. This is happening all over the world not only in the golden triangle . It’s an ocean no one call stop it. It’s the future and inevitable. Don’t fight it join it .
Wow, I've been there a couple of times but not for at least 15 years now, it definitely wasn't like that, the last time I went there was just the big casino that you could visit but only by boat, dodgy af for sure, the yaba and ice trade will just get worse, 100%
Is it hard to get in and work for a criminal org around these area?
And there's no authority dealing with it. Chinese mafia is growing their empires there, increasing all troubles you can't imagine to nearby countries, scamming, people trafficking, etc.
ตอนนี้พวกเขามีสนามบิน
และจะส่งแป้งใด้รวดเร็วถึงสนามหญ้าหน้าบ้านคุณ จากเมืองคนบาป
Lao or Laos pronunciation?
Drug cartels are too big. Because they have relationship with junta just like Chinese scam operations in Laukkai. Operation 1027 from Northern Alliance now took control of the city but chinese syndicates are still strong & influential across the country with drug money.
1978 when Teaching Vietnam War by China, they can move their troops only Northern border between China and Vietnam. Now China after building power full Navy and high speed rail in Laos backyard of Vietnam. China already surrounded Vietnam three border. Only Thailand that deter China to attack Vietnam and Taiwan.
Have food
This guy clearly knows his stuff
Ho realy been there thousands of year and will never stop to much money
Socialism, people's republics, poverty, corruption, greed etc.
Hot countries are a mess.
It's all because the west don't like the so called Chinese influence. But if that was a western project in northern Laos no one will call it a criminal activity. Gambling is big business in Macau and in Las Vegas. And no one talk negatively about gambling in the west. Double standard.
Not about gambling, but the monry laundering. Las vegas, macau, monaco, singapore, genting have AML SOP, Laos doesn't. Even CCP cracked down money laundering of mainland chinese in macau.
But it is full of criminal activities though. Like the whole region is like the capital of crime syndicate.
Just came from there, it is an absolute horror show what is going on there. Macau and Vegas is kindergarten as compared. Jing jing, na.
@brianw you came from your mom's basement 😅. It's safest city in all sea countries
Will you also reply to a video about crime in the US with "but there is also criminal activity in China"?
Vegas doesn’t require documentation for gambling either. Is that a crime as well?
It’s regulated by the IRS and the gaming commission you fool
To deposit a few millon in cash no questions asked? Yeha right
Definitely not true. You have to give your SS# to cash out big wins.
Of course
Its sad people will use these drugs in this day and age
WHY U NO LAUNDER MONEY VIA MUSIC FESTIVALS? THAT TRADITION GOES FAR BACK IN OUR HISTORY, YOU BRING GREAT DISHONOR TO FAMIRY
china china china?
I was there 2023. 😂
Criminal Empire all over in UK to days on diff. people
Damn westerns envy seeing all that money floating without their superiority share 😂
Anglos ang White Jews
Lol... that's what you got out of this report?
You're one of those people that goes around looking for racism, colonialism and social justice, and finds it in places where they want it to be, instead of where it actually is
I love when these countries make their money and America trying to stick their noses in
Shouldn’t the Americans focus their attention to the crimes such as human trafficking, prostitution, and drug and gun running between their borders with Mexico before sticking their noses in someone else’s business?
Whataboutism, also the guy sounds British, not American.
@@xavdemandude thinks every white man is American
You call that Inside?? That was an observation from afar....
Well, maybe u should ask Trump why most Asian countries are now turning n depending on China for help?
also horrible air pollution clearly noticeable behind the journalist. february-may. lethal. don't need to smoke drugs to die.
Meanwhile america in the Carribbean islands:
Asian don't scam and are never criminals. Whole documentary is a lie.
LOL
Everything there is solved by money
I am absolutely sure that Australia has far more problems than the poor people of the Mekong. Why not try to sort some of oz problems. ?
Docement for gambling😂. Is that need in America?😅
Propaganda????????
It would be nice to see as in-depth a documentary about the money laundering and government assisted organized crime during the Vietnam war!
China is happy this place is around..
yes yes - every country has their dark side
Criminal river delta
Wow…..what happened to little
Ban Don Sao….was a couple of shacks in the early 2000’s
What about the criminals in Bangladesh 😅
Can’t compare to the massive power and influence of chinese triads worldwide
china's mexico
Something unusual happening in southeast asia because of chinese ..
True. In my country we face all kind of scams and it is growing. Peole who used to work with these gangs often told there were companies operating around Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar borders in the casino buildings, ran by Chinese mafia.
It is not journalism. It is sticking your nose where your arse ought not to be. And yes you are correct. There are some mighty big fish in this river.
China being China
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The whole video i was waiting for this a white man transitions from sharing his negative opinion to actual serious journalism
White Savior Media
Sounds like nonsense to me
Whats wrong with using cash? You have given absolutely zero evidence to your claims.
What a moaner!
WY product in myanmar and then heroin 👎👎👎
Why don't you investigate all these criminal activities going on in the country of the free
Because there are so many other people doing it daily. This on the other hand is rarely mentioned or investigated, and definitely not by the local news. If he doesn't report it, who will? You? I highly doubt it
@@dickiesdocosHe was just being sacarstic. Thanks to the reporter, we got to see what's going on here. Yes, it's not new, but it's increasing the power due to Chinese money "investing" there.
@@bchompoo He was being sarcastic, really? If true, it certainly went over my head. I'll do better next time.