Isaac Stone Fish traveled to the North Korean border to report on the underground drug trade, and realized after returning the country possesses secrets journalists may never uncover.
Isaac Stone Fish examines China’s growing struggle to combat illegal drug trafficking across its border with North Korea. Photographer Sean Gallagher went to China on assignment for Newsweek to capture life in these impacted border towns.
In Yanji, China cross-border politics and a sense of hopelessness fuel a growing meth addiction.
In Yanji, China, North Koreans were once a common sight. Now, a police crackdown has driven this community of defectors and illegals underground.
Isaac Stone Fish tracks crystal meth as it makes its way across North Korea's porous border, but good information is hard to find.
North Korean enterprises have turned to the production of crystal meth as their export drug of choice. Much of the drug passes through the DPRK’s porous border with northeast China.
Isaac Stone Fish talks about his reporting for the project, North Korea’s Addicting Export: Crystal Meth, from Yanji, China.
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Isaac Stone Fish contributes to Newsweek as its Beijing correspondent, and has written features on China’s love affair with rogue states, Xinhua News Agency’s global expansion plan, and the...
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Sean Gallagher is a British environmental photojournalist, videographer and multimedia producer who has been based in China for over 6 years. His work focuses on highlighting environmental issues and...