The Far East Region is responsible for oversight and management of DEA operations in 34 countries in Southeast Asia. These activities are executed by personnel assigned to 14 DEA offices located throughout the Region, to include: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and Udorn, Thailand; Beijing and Hong Kong, China; Canberra and Sydney, Australia; Jakarta, Indonesia; Manila, Philippines; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan; Hanoi, Vietnam; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Rangoon, Burma.
DEA’s enforcement priorities in the Far East include disrupting:
Diversion of pharmaceuticals, New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), and Fentanyl by Far East Region sources of supply
Chinese chemical companies supplying Transnational Criminal Organizations with precursor chemicals
Transnational Criminal Organizations distributing illicit substances in the Far East Region
Utilization of Far East banking and informal value transfer systems to launder illicit proceeds
Regional sources of supply distributing methamphetamine and heroin within in the Far East Region
DEA also provides assistance to Host Nation governments within Southeast Asia in capacity building to combat international drug trafficking and money laundering.
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Precursor chemicals, also known as scheduled substances or drug precursors, are chemicals that are known to be used in the illegal manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychoactive substances.
Precursor Chemicals - Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA)