Article: Challenges of Combating Transnational Drug Trafficking in Southeast Asia

A long-running saga of a Filipino national convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia underscores the need to address the transnational element of law enforcement against such activities. Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino national convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia in 2010, was repatriated to the Philippines in December 2024. After fourteen years of incarceration and narrowly escaping […]