![Keskawe Chongchareon FILE - Thai soldiers stand beside seized 50 million methamphetamine pills hidden in sacks during a news conference at Thongphaphum Police station in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand, on Dec. 13, 2023. The U.N. drug fighting agency says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, originating largely from the cross-border area known as the Golden Triangle, historically known for growing opium and hosting many of the labs that converted it to heroin. (AP Photo/Keskawe Chongchareon)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ec2f6293ac514b269b58f11ded7d21a5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Thai soldiers stand beside seized 50 million methamphetamine pills hidden in sacks during a news conference at Thongphaphum Police station in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand, on Dec. 13, 2023. The U.N. drug fighting agency says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, originating largely from the cross-border area known as the Golden Triangle, historically known for growing opium and hosting many of the labs that converted it to heroin. (AP Photo/Keskawe Chongchareon)
![Sakchai Lalit FILE - A Thai officer displays seized crystal methamphetamine which were disguised as packages of tea during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 1, 2023. The U.N. drug fighting agency says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, originating largely from the cross-border area known as the Golden Triangle, historically known for growing opium and hosting many of the labs that converted it to heroin. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/02d7c159f58a41e48ac76b86889186f3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A Thai officer displays seized crystal methamphetamine which were disguised as packages of tea during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 1, 2023. The U.N. drug fighting agency says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, originating largely from the cross-border area known as the Golden Triangle, historically known for growing opium and hosting many of the labs that converted it to heroin. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
![Sakchai Lalit FILE - Thai police officers stand behind packages containing seized crystal meth, methamphetamine, heroin during a news conference Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 28, 2023.The U.N. drug fighting agency says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, originating largely from the cross-border area known as the Golden Triangle, historically known for growing opium and hosting many of the labs that converted it to heroin. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8c41b340018b456e9adf34ff77f5603b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Thai police officers stand behind packages containing seized crystal meth, methamphetamine, heroin during a news conference Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 28, 2023.The U.N. drug fighting agency says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, originating largely from the cross-border area known as the Golden Triangle, historically known for growing opium and hosting many of the labs that converted it to heroin. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)