Tracking the drug lords of the golden triangle

It’s an extraordinary story that lays bare how much of Australia’s crystal meth, aka Ice, is sourced from the Golden Triangle, the lush jungle-laden lands where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet. in a powerful piece of journalism for 60 Minutes, Chris Uhlmann spent time pulling together the story of how much of the precursor chemicals are sourced from China, carried by drug mules who are paid a pittance for their troubles.