Through field observations and interviews with Chinese human smugglers and heroin traffickers in the past few years, we have come to realize that a generation of non-triad organized criminals has emerged as an active, if not dominant, force in illegal transnational enterprises. The rapid...

The Golden Triangle -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Into the Thick of It -- 1. The Golden Triangle and Burma -- 2. The Wa -- 3. The Opium Trade -- 4. Heroin Production and Trafficking -- 5. The Methamphetamine Business -- 6. Drug Use -- 7. Drug Control -- 8. The Business and...