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Illicit drugs Philippines, in 35 editions.

The entry for Philippines published Illicit drugs in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Illicit drugs in every entry.

editions changed the text
16
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2024

Published as “Illicit drugs” (1990 to 2024).

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2024 edition

Same as 2023

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The same text in 2023 and 2024.

  • Illegal drugs, including methamphetamine hydrochloride, cannabis, and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MMDA, or "ecstasy") enter the Philippines from the Golden Triangle (Thailand, Laos, and Burma);
  • drugs entering the Philippines are used locally and transported to other countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania;
  • Chinese transnational organizations are the principal supplier of methamphetamine;
  • not a significant source or transit country for drugs entering the United States

Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
Illegal drugs, including methamphetamine hydrochloride, cannabis, and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MMDA, or "ecstasy") enter the Philippines from the Golden Triangle (Thailand, Laos, and Burma); drugs entering the Philippines are used locally and transported to other countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania; Chinese transnational organizations are the principal supplier of methamphetamine; not a significant source or transit country for drugs entering the United States

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Philippines: Illicit drugs.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/philippines/illicit-drugs.

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