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]
In popular culture
The 2013 raid of Boshe has become the storyline of the 2019 Chinese series The Thunder.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Bo She Cun, Lufeng Shi, Shanwei Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ 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 Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
441581118204 220 博社村委会
- ^ 甲西镇 [Jiaxi Town]. 行政区划网站 www.xzqh.org (in 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{...
} - ^ Phillips, Tom. Inside China's number one drug village: Dispatch, The Daily Telegraph 8 January 2014
- ^ BBC News - The Ketamine Connection
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42403250
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