JPRS ID: 9492 WORLDWIDE REPORT NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

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_ 19 January 1981
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- NARCOTICS Af~ID DANGERQUS DRUGS
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19 January 1981
WORLDWIDE REPORT .
NA~COTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
(FOUO 3/81)
CONTENTS
~ ASIA
AUSTRALIA
Brief s
Heroin Bust 1
Cannsbis Bust 1
BURMA
Briefs
Heroin Seized in Rangoon 2
MAI~IYSIA
Briefs
Constable Sentenced 3
Heroin Possession 3
Heroin Sentence 3
Possession Charges 3
CANADA
Editorial Supports Legal Marihuana Distribution Centers
~ (Editorial; THE GLOBE AND MAIL, 20 Nov 80) 4
Stunning Growth of Drug Underground Reported
; (David Lancashire; THE GLOBE AND MAIL, 19 Nov 80)............ 5
~ Hashish Importing Trial Draws to End
(Tony Cote; THE CITTZEN, 27 Nov 80) 7
' Briefs
- Hashish Oil Seizure g
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- EAST EUROPE
POLAND
Briefs
Heroin Smuggler Thwarted 10
LATIN AMERICA
- ARGENTINA ~
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Cocaine Seized 11
Cocaine Traffickers 11
Drug Trafficker Arrested 11
Coca Leaves Seized 11
BOLIVIA
Briefs
Drug Arrest 12
Cocaine Seized 12
CHILE
Briefs -
Search for Drug 'irafficker 13
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_ WEST EUROPE
DENMARK
Narcotics Police Officer Discusses Heroin Wave
(Lar.s-Ole Knippel; AKTUELT, 8 Nov 80) 14
Narcotics Police Urge Measures To Aid Enforcement
(AKTTJELT, 8 Nov 80) 17
Court Sentences Last of Gang: Smuggled Hashish From Holland
(AKTUELT, 8 Nov 80) 19 _
Pakistar.i Sentenced for Smuggling Morphine, Pill~
(Aiiders Wiig; BERLINGSKE TIDENDE, 16 Nov 80) 20
Authorities Concerned Over Hemp Cultivation in Jutland
- (BERLINGSKE TIDENDE, 16 Nov 80) 23
_ Briefs
Smuggled Morphine From Sri Lanka 25
Gang Sentenced; Smuggled Heroin 26
Heroin Smuggling Se~tences Upheld 26
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~ NORWAY
Paper Comments on Oslo`s Becoming European Drug Center
_ (Editorial; ARBEIDERBLADET, 19 Nov 80) 27
Customs Authorities To Increase Antidrugs Measures
_ (Helge Sorensen; AFTENPOSTEN, 26 Nov 80) 29
SWEDEN
Teacher Trainees Quit in Protest Over Wide Drug Usage
(Hans Kronbrink; DAGENS NYHETER, 3 Dec 80) 32
` Cannabis Seized in Country's 'Biggest Drug Case'
(Le.'f Dahlin; DAGE'~S NYHETER, 16 Dec 80) 34
_ Two More Arrested in What Police Call Biggest Drug Case
_ (Leif Dahlin; DAGENS NYHETER, 17 Dec 80) 37
Briefs
Vaxjo Narcotics Gang Arrested 38
IINITED KINGDOM
Dr.ugs Gang Killer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
(Guy Rais; THE DAILY TII,EGRAPH, 20 I3ov 80) ..................0 39
~hemist Used Firm's Lab To Make Drugs
(THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, 4 Dec 8d) 40
Briefs
Smugglers :3il.ed 41
_ Heroin Hau1 4~-
Drug Seizure Statist~cs 41
Cocaine Smugglers Sentenced 41
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AUSTRALIA -
BRI~;FS
HEROIN BUST--Ztao American men have appeared in syan~y~s Central Court on charges
of illegally importing into Australia heroin estimated to be worth $500,000. They
were arrested at Sydney airport shortly after midnight last night. Both were
remanded in custody for a we~k. [Text] [OW060847 Melbourne Overseas Service in
English 1230 GMT 5 Jan 81]
CANNABIS BUST--A Brisbane magistrate has remandsd two German men in custody on
charges of possessing cannabis worth an estimated $30,000. The court was told
that customs officers and iederal police arrested the two men yesterday as they
_ tried to take 7.5 kgs of cannabis ashore from the freighter Columbus New Zealand.
It was alleged that one of the men boaght the drug in Panama and was to give it -
to the other man to sell. The prosec.utor told the magiscrate that the men had
, admitted to smuggling 5.5 kgs of cannabis into Sydney in the same way 4 months ago. -
The men were remanded in custody to appear in conrt again in 10 days. [OW070053
Melbourne Overseas Service in English 1230 GMT 6 Jan 81] _
CSO: 5300
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BRIEFS
- HEROIN SEI2ED IN RANGOON--Rangoon, 20 Dec--Police sef.zed heroin in packets from
two young men in Shwebontha Str~et, Pabedan Township yesterday. The young men are -
Maung Soe of No (496), Shwebontha Street, and Maung San Thein of Aung Zeya Road,
Gyogon, Insein. Police are taking action against them.--(217) [Text] [Rangoon
THE WORKING PEOPLE'S DAILY in Engliah 21 Dec 80 p S]

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MALAYSTA
BRTEFS
CONSTABLE SENTENCED--Police Constable Mohamed bin Jaffar, 31, has received a sen�-
tence of 9 months 3ai1 for possession of 4.32 gra~ms of heroin. The offense occurred
in Kuala Lumpur on 13 June 1977. Gccarding to testimony, Police Conatable Darwis
saw M~ohamed put so~neth{.n~ in hi.s mouth as he was approaching him. Darwis aske3 ~
Mohamed to remove tt~~ ~bject antl found it was a small plastic packet c~ntaining a
white substance believed to be heroin. He then p].aced Mohamed under arrest. [Kuala
Lutnpur NEW STRAITS TIMES in Englisra 18 Nov 80 p 11]
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- HEROIN POSSESSION--Rosil b~n Malian, 29, has received a sentence of 6 months for
possession of 0.04 grams oL heroin oa 1 September 1980 in Ipoh. [Ruala Lumpur NEW
- STRAITS TT..MES in ~nglish 19 Nov 80 p 17j
HEROIN SENTENGE--Lim Sam, 27, today was sentenced to 6 months in jail for possession
, of an unspeci~ied amount of heroin on 11 September 1980 in Ipoh. [Kuala Lumpur NEW '
STRAITS TIMES in English 22 Nov 80 p 19]
~OSSESSION CHARGES---Norlia bin Abdul Harun, 38, has been found guilCy of possessing .
0.42 grams of heroin and 0.03 grams of morphine in Ipoh on 29 August 1980. He re~
ceived a 1-year sentence on the first charge and a 3-month sentence on th~ second
charge. [F:uala Lumpur NEW 5UNDAY TIMES in English 23 Nov 80 p 10] ~
CSO: 5300
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CANADA
EDITORIAL SUPPORTS LEGAL MARIHIIANA llISTRIBVTIQN CEN7fERS _
Toronto ~HE GLOBE AND MAIL in English 20 Nov 80 p t,
- [Editorial: "Make It Legal and Clean It Up"?
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' ~ LIlEe ~baltadeers passing s popa- ~ma'~3juana (fer a maximunn sen- in urban an:as ~rticutarly, an
lar chon:s from gederatian to fence ot six mamths in jail n~ a inadequate respcrnse.
- ge.leratian, .succeeding Ca~?adian fine of ~1,40Q) ar by way of indict. '~'h~s leaves the finai optian a
governmeuts hav+e promised to meat (tor 8~uarimum se~~te~e legal source of suppty conirolled
_ temper this c~ntry's harsh mari- ot sev~a yesrs). Haw cioes ihe by the ~overnment, either
juana laws. Th~y ~ave can~ pros~cu2or decids? The law through its own outlet5 (alang the
- demneci legislailat whicfi btands leAVes it to his discretion. lines ot liqtior c~ntrnl boards) oc
- users of sucfi s dn~g as criminals The police "have [ar broa~er Ehrough licenced ~a-operatives. -
and sends incre~ta~g nuatbe~s ot po~vers ot se~rr.h a~d ~iaur~ in 'X't"~ ~ attraction , of this
them to prison. But they have even
a~
dn~ c:~s~. sar~ as sct~eme is that, bY ~n8 ~P-
~n8~ ~~8- simAde~Fo~asessior, ot camrabis. P1Y and a rea.gonable pnice, the `
To~call this a animr dversight is tt~aa it~.y h~ve in a mua, ~~r a 8~e4sme~t could wea~ users
to ignor~e that an estima~ed three othe~�'~ ~crirai~nal irrvestiga_ away from the ~or~s of orga-
million Cru~dians us~ cannabis. tion." 'Ti"he Narcotic Cantroi Act ~ crime, ~ing the "proi� -
In 197? 32,233 People w~re empowers t#eem to enter ae~ct iis. violence and corruptioz? asso- -
charged with cannabis o~feac~s; ~y ciat.~d vvith large-scale illiMt traf-
37,812 were convicted, 90 per cent sonably~� believe you bav~e ~n
ot tl~em tor simpie pos.3essio~; amount of mzrijuana; all they We~ ~vould undoubtedly need
and 1,317 went W jail. Trie report need is a wrat o4 assistance, ~w taws penal;zing thos~ who -
Canadian Catf~abis t;~atrol PoH- whicri is "c~t timited as to time use cannabLs while dr~ving ar
cy: Pre~ared :br th~ Addictiaa or place ~nd is vaiid for t+he ecrtire ~rating hei~vy macbinery - but
Research Famdat~ oi Ontario career of the officer to whoin it is ~
and exoerpted today an Page i;B,sued~~, eitie drug even na~+, we should -
- Elght, autline.s In deta{1 the costs Tbe t~eport ~ several realize this pmbiem already ex-
to the individuat, and w society. alternadve~. Oae is to make pos-~ isis. Ottawa stwuld acknowledge
oi treating niari juana and haa~- sessian oC carmab~s punishabl~ tfiut sEwere prohibition has na
ish as narcotic~. oNy by a fine; ihe probiem hPre det~cred an increas+.ng number ot
For in~tance: "Cannabis and is tbat t~e police waild retain ~anadia~s fronq smoking the.
hEroin otie~Ders are both subject broad, power~s a! search and sei- dru~. and tt~at the taw's three
w t1~ same police pb~aPers, pro ~zure, and the individuai ~vo~uld major effects are to increase
cesses af fingerpriniing and p~a- still have a criminal record. An- ~?forcement costs, to push young
tograpt�_ing, crimin~l prc,.redures. other is W legaliz~e ihe po~ession P~Ple into dealing with disttibu- -
PenaltY Pmvis~s and criminal~ of small quantities ot mari juana; tors involved in other illegal ac- -
_ t~ord ~a~sequeace.s."'t'~:.Q pmse~ but iL~ld be at~.rd to sanGtion tfvities, and to ha~nd criminal
cutor has a cbice betwee^~ pr~ the smokirt$~oi
n~rijuana withoue ~O~ to thousands ot Cana-
ceeding summat~itY a8~~ ~ introducing a leg,alized rysiem ot dians, primarily those too poor to -
individual t~ouad in pos~es.saat ot distribution, an~b suBBestix?S that factory way~+
t reso~lv~e th'~s injus-
individuals he allowed to S~ tice is W legaliae possession, and
CSO : 532Q small amounts in their homes i~, ~~blis~ legal and tightly con.
tnolled cenhe.s of dLstribution.
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CANADA
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STUNNING GROWTH OF DRUG UND~itGR~DUND REPORTED
Toronto THE GLOBE AND MAIL in English 19 Non 80 p 7
[Article by Lavid Lancashirel
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ALL H~fI~K E~idie. He lin'?~ into tt~ p?-escX?~on ~ads, who visit hali a dozen
~ ~ drug store on � cr~h,:hes. ~~is tace doc~tors, fak~ khe~ right symptoms and
twisted and h,is te~~h clenched as $et hali a dozen genuine prescriptlons
- he han�s uver a doctor's pr~scripcion for �'A ~r~dY dealer or an addicf can be a
30 pain-killing tablets. "Ttuit'11 be gr~at actar," says Eugene Wilson, assis-
~i 5p~" says the pt~arn?aci5k, Y=U?ng a tan~ directar of Ottawa's Bureau ot ,
_ vial wlth F~e~ piils~ ar~ E~die Dan~et~cws Drugs. Many simpty rob _
hobbles out ehe daar. , drng seores.
"`In ~autheam Ontario alone nc~w~ the
Eddie is a take. ~dis� g~'i~naax ch~g~s b~ae4~ rnai d~et ir~ pr~scription drugs is _
t~ a grin as he ~id~~s th~e cr+st~ in ihe ~n~qhing ~ike Si-mil~ion or i4-million a
- trunk oi his car. A~~ tiours Laeez Eddie m~eh~,� says S~e. McAleilly. _
: is dancing at a r~id-4o~ dLsco. He sits But dru~ store narcotics are just a
at a tabte, ot~ers the viai s~ a customer p~g of a~ irtdustry that is booming ~
and says; `~Guod ~_tuYf; ~nsaca, straiEbt~ across ~a,~sad~s, ~olice say. Supterinten-
from the drug s;~ore. No i~mpurities. den� 3X~aaald Heator~ aat the R~M P's Drug
- That'll be s45.,, Anoth~r batc3o af l~al F..r~f~o;c~:~nit Deperement esl5mates the
narc4tics has chan~ed hands. iliegail~. ' t~raffi~c ~ imported narcotics at "up W.
- ~~The junkies ~are diss;uv~rin~ t3iere $9-bifli~ a year" - nnore than ~330-nu1- -
are atl kinds ol gY'oo~ry 1~ga1 cl~r~gs out lion ~ naonth. Locatty made chemical
there," says Norznari Paan~ica, senior ,~ug~ push th~ ~stlznatees cyven Wgher.
- consultant to thee G~~uncil san 1~n.ig Abuse. ~~C~nada is a tutl partn~er ih a massive
"Even some oid-titsr,e addicts are w~r!d-arid~ ~roliteration of �ru8 abuse~��
switching to pres~ripeion stuff. � the superintendent says.
~~When guys bireak ine~ a drug stoa~ a"~=� ~8 P~tem doesn't make ~the �
novr tt~ey dcm't ste~.i watches or carneras. taeaailines r:::,:h any more~ Yet a random
shuffle t~+,r,z~r ~,i~ court records shows
they szeal narcotics. I knotiv a junkie ~ ls: Police seize
who made his girl irier~3 get a job a.5 a ~~sY ~~~~'Y
_ dentist's assistanc just so she could steal with rai~ds in Toronto and Vancouver~ r
prescriptiun blanks.,�
��It's the biggest new pmblem on the In Juty, ttiree bari~els inll of marijuana
n~,~a ~e~e tne illici~ tlow of pre- are to~and at Toronto Airport In Nova
~ript'son drugs," adc~s Sgt. Barney Scotia, four tons of seized hashish are F
Mc~Ieilly ot the l~d~�ra 3'oronto Police ~ed inbo a paPez' mil! furnace A To-
dru~ squad "It's bigger +t4~an heroin." ronsa~ mac? i~ com~icted oi peddling co-
Canada's drug underground today, caine ~ and mari juana tram ttis diaper
is sv~rarming with Eddies. delivery v~.
oNicial.s say~. And the ' ustry threatens to get busi-
_ 'Th~y are addicts and dealers who steal er, warns ~upt. Aeaton. Wars and unr~st -
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in Tran, A~~haitistan arsd ~akista~ have ~G'~t'IeY.. .rlY'tCi r. i:3~: ~s~~;;~.r,, ~zr~ as~c3;i~~g up -
sha[tered d~t.~~ CC.tE1iltJ1S t7! L'~2(7SC OpiUlri- :~'+fACL' i1~;iltly 1~-~~cti 't:"~.c~r C~.~+;~~' I[~~.��
growing ccsctntr:es ctnd t~eroirl expc~rts 5~ ti~w:i,~g ic, ,;s; ~t ~-~v . s~>r~�.i~:ti~xu ot
have i~crea~~l, flc~djn~ Eurc~e witti ,~hdefs ;~~ate~-c ~;av~
high-quality ru~rcaiics. Tae rn.aw suppi~ ~~~~i~ u~ ~f~: ...;r.p~.:::;.,,~, ;,~ri~~ar.~ t~e
l3 S~d'~$t~lSl~ iv5 !'ati48' Jli1t�:~ `~S18EC~ ~~arKi if ~YttiflYr�l c~k~,;~ ~.~.i'�~.:i:!';;I`v~f;~~.
w~l~ ~~y 4lG it Yri$t~~~ ~i tfnne until 1~ f~~::'%.i.air: 'ti'c~~~~=~ ~,!j r,~ia~'~,"I':i.l~~~~~! I~~ll. ~~d. -
abundan~c.e 7ilt~rs tC the Car?adiarz xnaz- Iv~ars~~Ya~~e a~wi .>u:~,~~i~~: xaa~ -~.v;isai;I~: "in
{~et,,~ ih~ 2~P~'P ofCicer told a rk~nf~r., a?~~,xi:' ~:rdir~~ait~~~