Boshe

Boshe
博社村
Village
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Shanwei
County-level city Lufeng
Town Jiaxi (甲西镇)

Boshe (Chinese: 博社村) is a village[1] in Jiaxi (甲西镇), Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong province of China.[2][3] The village has been in existence from at least the 13th century.[4]

For years it has been a production centre for meth as well as ketamine. It was nicknamed "The Fortress" and "Breaking Bad village" as a consequence. The authorities finally raided it in December 2013 but appear to have failed to stamp out drug production.[5]

According to Xinhua News Agency the region is "plagued with rampant drug production and trafficking". "Over a third of meth consumed in China originates from Boshe and neighbouring villages" and "one in five families is directly involved in drug production".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bo She Cun, Lufeng Shi, Shanwei Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：甲西镇 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Jiaxi Town] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018. 441581118204 220 博社村委会
  3. ↑ 甲西镇 [Jiaxi Town]. 行政区划网站 www.xzqh.org (in Simplified Chinese). 行政区划网站/区划地名网站 (Administrative Divisions Web/District Geographic Names Web). 25 June 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2018. 【邮编】516538【2011年代码及城乡分类】441581118：{...}～204 220博社村{...}
  4. ↑ Phillips, Tom. Inside China's number one drug village: Dispatch, The Daily Telegraph 8 January 2014
  5. ↑ BBC News - The Ketamine Connection
  6. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42403250


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