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This picture taken on March 15, 2021 shows a Thai national flag near boats docked along the banks of the Mekong river in the northern Thai region of Nong Khai, bordering Laos. – Thailand has already seized more than 80 million methamphetamine pills just in the last six months, a record haul partly blamed on a supply glut caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but now the United Nations warns of an even bigger deluge as Myanmar’s legal economy tanks following weeks of nationwide unrest and strike action following the military takeover. (Photo by Panumas SANGUANWONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH Thailand-Myanmar-crime-drugs,FOCUS by Lisa Martin