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In Malaysia, the Coast Guard seized a record amount of crystalline methamphetamine. The head of the authorities, Zubil Mat Som, told AFP on Sunday that 2.1 tons of the drug were found on a ship in the north of the country. This is “the largest seizure in the 15-year history of the Coast Guard.”
On Wednesday, there was a manhunt between the coast guard and a suspected ship off the island of Penang. A 26-year-old suspect was arrested. When the ship was searched, 130 sacks of methamphetamine were found, disguised as Chinese tea.
According to the Coast Guard, the drugs have a sales value of more than 21 million euros. The intercepted cargo is believed to have been smuggled through the so-called Golden Triangle in the border region between Myanmar, Laos and northern Thailand and was destined for neighboring countries. Distributors there could get higher prices than in Malaysia.
Irrevocable brain damage
The region is one of the most important drug centers in Asia. In Malaysia, the law provides for the death penalty for convicted drug traffickers.
Methamphetamine has a stimulating effect and suppresses feelings of fear. That is why German soldiers also received the substance in pill form during WWII. At that time there was also talk of “Panzerschokolade” or “Hermann Göring pills”. The risk of addiction is great. In 2010, British researchers analyzed which drugs cause the most harm to users. Crystal meth came in third behind heroin and crack.
In the long run, crystalline methamphetamine can irreversibly damage nerve cells in the brain, some people suffer from paranoia, depression and cannot sleep for days. You no longer feel hunger, thirst, or pain.
