Patrick Winn @pwinn5

Books, Radio, Docs • Asia correspondent for The World, airing on NPR stations • Author of NARCOTOPIA • https://t.co/8vtM5Ai8zE patrickwinnonline.com Bangkok, Thailand Joined January 2010

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Patrick Winn @pwinn5

6 months ago

From JFK file release: A French ex-convict told a CIA officer in 1959 that "CHICOMS" (Chinese Communists) would give smugglers free opium — if they'd traffic it to the US. Pure hearsay, of course, but it's still interesting to read raw intel files, even if they're ancient.

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Patrick Winn @pwinn5

6 months ago

Duterte's drug war was supposed to terrify meth users/dealers into quitting. Demand would shrink. Few would risk trafficking. Meth, made rare, should've grown very, very expensive. What actually happened? A gram in 2018, when killing was rampant: ~$130 Current price: ~$120.

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Patrick Winn @pwinn5

6 months ago

My Q+A with veteran actress Lek Patravadi (ครูเล็ก) who plays a resort owner in The White Lotus — a huge role that arrived in the twilight of her career. She explains why, initially, she turned it down. theworld.org/stories/2025/0…

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Patrick Winn @pwinn5

7 months ago

Had a great conversation w/ Brendan from @HistNerdsUnited on Southeast Asian narcotics, Wa State and the DEA. Check it out. youtube.com/watch?v=_xyIWm…

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Patrick Winn @pwinn5

8 months ago

War elephants still exist. But only in Myanmar — in the hands of the anti-junta resistance. Elephants go where roads don't. They don't need fuel, other than foliage. In battle they're useless, but as transport vehicles, they're solid. Trucks get stuck in mud. Elephants do not.