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Inside the criminal paradise growing in the heart of Southeast Asia

Inside the criminal paradise growing in the heart of Southeast Asia
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"A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners and human traffickers."

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