JPRS ID: 10299 WORLDWIDE REPORT NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

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JPRS L/10299
3 February 1982
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N{~RCOTICS AND DA~GEROUS DRUGS
CFOUO 6/82)
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, 3 February 1982
WGRLDWIDE REPORT
NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
(FOUO 6/82)
CONTENTS
AS IA
HONG KONG
Reorganized Custams Service Helps Counter Drug Smugglera
(Tommy Lewis; SOU7Ii (~iINA rDRNING POST, 22 Dec 81) 1
Stiff Prison Sentences Given To Deter Drug Traffickers
~SOUTH QiINA MORNING POST, 19, 26 Dec 81) 3
Imposed by (liief Justice
Based on Quantity Inwlved
Smuggling of Drugs Into China by Air, Sea Increasin~
(Tommy Lewis; SOUTH QiINA MDRNING POST, 28 Dec 81) 5
Attendance at Methadone Treatment Clinics ~~1 Slightly

- (Renu Daryanani; SOU~i CHINA rDRNING POST, 1 Jan 82)........... 6
B riefs
Drugs Aboard Freighter 7 ,
Raw Opium Seizure 7
NEW ZEALAND
Paper Backs Australian Drug Inquiry in New Zealand
(Editorial; THE PRESS, 1 Dec 81j 8
- PAKIS TAN
Briefs
Drug Abuse Discussed 10
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THAILAN D
Deputy Prime Ministzr Cites Costs of Drug Abuse
(TAWAN SIAM, 22 Sep 81) ll
BPP Operations Around Ban Hin Taek Described
(SIAM RAT, 5 Sep 81) 12
Background of Khun Sa's Ties With RTG Noted
- (SIAM RAT, 24 Oct 81) 1.5
ONCB Report Lists Tribal Villages Cul tiva ting Poppies
(DOI THIM NGAN SIAM MAI, 7 Nov 81) 19
_ Briefs
Heroin Smugglers Seized 21
Austrian Held for Heroin 21
Convicted Nbnk Arrested 21
LATIN AMERICA
BOLIVIA
President Stressea Fight Against Narcotics
(Radio Illimani Network, 19 Jan 82) 22
- Briefs
w Drug Traffic~Cer Extradition 24
Cocaine Laboratory Raid 24
Customs Confiscates Cocaine 24
B RAZIL
- Briefs
Cocaine Seized 25
Drug Ring Dismantled 25
COLOMB IA
Briefs
Marihua.na Found 26
Marihuana Seized, Traffickers Arrested 26
- Coca Plants Confiscated 26
MEXICO
Calles Speaks at Drug Seminar
(Jose Vilchis Guerrero; EL SOL DE MEXICO, 2 Dec F31) . 27
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Pilot Refuses To Transport Drugs, Qiildren Kidnapped
(EXCEISIOR, 28 Nov 81) 29
Psychotropics From Hamburg Seized at Veracruz
(Rafael Medina Cruz; F%CEISIOR, 1 Dec 8? ) . . . . . . . . . . 30
Break-up of I.arge-Scale Drug Growing, Processing Ring Described
(EL DIARIO DE NUEVO LAREDO, various datea) 32
13 ~'oppy Growe rs Cap ture d
PJF ' Comb' Are~
- Plantations Destroyed
Official Impri~onment Orderad
Probe Intenaified
- Trafftckers Selling Drugs f.o~r Weapons Sentenced
(EL DIARIO DE Ni1EV0 I~AREDO, 14 Dec 81) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Trafficker Killed in Monterrey ~iospital
~ (EL DIARIO DE NUEVO LAREDO, 9 Dec 81) .41
Decline in Drug Tra~ffic Reported in Sinaloa
- (EL SOL DE SINALflA, 15 Dec 81) 42
Briefs
' Youth Addiction Increasing 43
- Crackdown on Secret Runways 43
Marihuana T,cafftcker Released 43
Poppy Growers Claim Innocenc~ 44
Army Antidrug Campaign Oontinued 44
~eroin Trafficker Caugtit 44
Prison Officials Accused 45
Traffickera Caught in I~bnterrey 45
Pill Seizurea Reported 45
~ Bar Association Inquiry 45
Large Marihuana Seizure 46
Former Official Drug Suapect 46
Police, T`raffickers in Shootout 46
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
IRAN
~ri2fs
Drug Arrest 47
- Mashhad Opium Seizure 47
Hemin Seizure in Raaht 47
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WEST EUROPE
GREE CE
Drug Traffickera, Users Arrested in Piraeus
_ (ELEV'IIiERQTYPIA, 24 Dec 81) 48
Briefa
Heroin Traffickers 49
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HONG KONG
REORGANZZED CUSTOMS SERV~CE HELPS COUNTER DRUG SMUGGLEAS
- Hong Kong SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST in IIZglish 22 Dec 81 p 25
- (Article by Tommy Lewis~
[Excerpt~ A reorganisation and hide them in toilets 'where
expansion of the Custortu t6ey would be picked up by
and Excise setvice has dn?~ ncket cantacu worlnng
helped counter new meth- at ~he airpon. This method
ods ado ted b dru smu - ~ ~ncovered and a few sei-
_ P Y 8 S zurss were rtudc.
glers. Several people. including
An ealarged invatigation some airpon worlcers, were
- aad marine tlat has 6elped arrated. -
in the coatinuin$ battle at the Custonu ofiicen believe
borden aad w~thin Hong� d?at drugs are still coming
- kong. into Hongkong by air, snd
Officen have cracked havt ban doing their best to
down oa a aew route usod by taraet suspected couriers re-
smugglm to get drugs here. turnmg to Hongkong. .
Instead of sending drugs Bnt tbry pnrtut body-
direct from source countria. search all arrivin~ passengers.
wme smu~glen have sarted and they have besn tryiag
to use Chmae ports as ste~ thar bat not w anga genu-
ping stona. ine travellen. .
T6e new route was di~cav- '[t u atimated that tlhere
ered when Thai asstoms men about 8.000 passrnaen arrive
made two ~~izura of drugs from suspectod drug pocts
bound for China. but believed ach day, and only about 25 '
~obe i~ nded eventuaUy for ~~t of thetn are body-
Two ~uriers, a Hon~kon~ A bumper harvat in t6e
raideat and a Thai woman. ~en Triangle this yar
believed to be memben of
ryndicata with links here, are b*ouBht fan of a big drug
stiU being detained in Bang� smuggling increase.
kokforinquiries. During the past .11
Dapite the new route. ~toms officers have
drug smugglen are still using bad 6elp in the drug battle
- Kai Tak airpoct, and crying from polia Natootia Bureau
ne~v methods all the time to detoctiva locally, aad from
bat che customs checks. , ~aw enforament agencies
False-boetomed suitcases wor~dwide.
�w ere popular cariy this year, Ovet this periad, customs
bu: wfien nurturous courie~s offian xized a total of
usins the method were arrat- ~~�88 w~~n~ of danger-
ed, racketars maae their Ws drugs w~th a market value
oourien switca to concealing of 559.3 million. and made
drugs within t6sir bodia. 680 arresu.
Then another switch was Tha made so far
made. this year have atready ex-
Courien would bring the total quantity seiz-
dru~s iato the arrival lull and ~~~t yar.
Thii year's many success-
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ful interceptions of drugs at
the airport, che post office
and in the harbour brou~ht ta
light new and sophisacated
rrsethods of rnncealment.
Drugs were found conceal-
ed inside cans of abalone,
bars of soap, tins of ginseng,
hollowed-out rambutan fruit.
metal cylinden and in ma-
chinery spare ~ru.
Co-operation From the
local Customs Invati$ation
Bureau recently helped in t~e
seizure of 2.8 kilograms of

- heroin base and the arrest of .
~ix people by law enforcement
agencies m Paris.
Customs officen in Bang-
kok also arr~ttsd two women
and seized about l0 kilo-
grams oF No 4 heroin in. Sep~
tember as �a result of intepi-
gence passed to them by the
Customs [nvescigation Bu-
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Falae-bottomsd hair aeam jero filled with druys one of the finds by customs
m~n at Kai Tak airpon. .
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- HONG KONG
- STIFF PRISON SENTENCES GIVEN TO DETER DRUG TRAF'FICECERS
Imposed by Chief Justice
' Hong IGong SOUTH CHI?QP, r1~RNING POST in English 19 Dec 81 p 17
[TextJ Thc ~hief lustice, Sir building. He eme:~ed some wr'apped in a S10 note.
Denys Roberts, yaterday ~S minuta later w?th a case After inquiries, the offi-
imposed sentences ranging and a plastic bag. cen sTarched two flau in the
T6e officers intera ted
from nine to 14 yean in him and found dan ePous Hunghom district where
thra cases oF ession of g more drugs were seized.
P~ drugs in the plastic beg he In one of the flats, in ~tin
dangerous drugs for the was carryiag.
purpose of unlawful traf- Ot then led the oft?cers to On Street, officen foun
f'tcki and manufacture a flat in Tse Wan Lane the utensib connected with the
R8 mtnufacture of dangerous
of dangerous drugs. same area where his wife and ~Ng+, Ng'admitted that the
Io sentencing the defend- children were living. There place had earlier ban usedl
ants, Sir Denys said tl~e were about l l kg of drugs in fordtug manuCacturing.
courta had emphasiscd on a~iOOm� The atimatod value of the
many occasions t6at for this Or also led the offi.ars to dru~s seized was 5850,000.
type of drug offences, a deter- another flat ia Granville In another case, a 26-ye~r-
rent sencence was normally Rond w6ere another quantity 'old tttan, Ho Kuen. was sen-
necessary. of drug~ was seized. teno6d to nine yqrs' impris-
It was asential in the onment on twa counts of pos-
interest of society that propk 'me drugs seized, if con- ~Ag dangerous ~~ugs for
should be discouraged from ~etted into~ heroin, had a unlawful trafticiting.
taking pert in drug traffick- s!�at value of S10 million. Ho. w6o pleaded guiity,
ing. ha addod. Mother defendant, a 36- W~ amsted by ofticers frc~m
Seetenced to 14 yea:~s was ~pr-old former seart?an, Ng the Narcotics Bureau on June
a lorry driver, Or Shui-po Wing-shing, was sentenced to 30 on the roof of the Ocran
(34). 12 yean' imprisonment whea Terminal ~fter his movements
Or piea~led guilty to one he pleaded gwiry to posscss- during the day ;had ban
charge oF .p~sseasing l 1.166 ing 5.576.8 gracns of a mix- watched.
kg of a mixture of esten of ture of salu of esters of mor-
morphine for the purpose of phine, pouasion of patt one They found two bags of
unlawful trafftcking and two po~son connxted with the dangerous d~ugs Neighing
charga of pasession of dan- prtpatation' of dangerous� 893.47 grams of a mixture of
gerousdrugs. drugs, manufacturing dan- salb of aten of morphine in
T'he court was tol~' that on gerous drugs, and po~sessioa bu ~ar� �
1 u I y 1 I, cu~t~ms uf ficen ~ of dan~erom drugs. Ho took the polia offiars
mounted an oburvation in i~g was arrated on July 9 to ~n address in Reclamation
Granville Road. Tsimshatsui, w6en custortv offian inter- Strat where drugs weighinQ
and saw Or Ieaviag a building cepced him outside the Hung- 1,517.73 grams of a mixture
and getting into a car. hom Bay Centro. oF salts of aters of morppine
~ He drove to Tsz Wan wereseized.
S6an w6ere he entered a They Found on him a The drugs bad a total
quantity of danQerous drugs worth of 5600,000.
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Hang Kong SGUTH CHINA MORNING POST in Engli;:, 26 Dec 81 p 6
[TextJ Two Thai nationals who ishment will be meted out to
arrived in Hongkong with them by the couru if chey
heroin worth a total of indulge in this evil but lucra-
S 1.3 million were sent to tive trade which has thc most
rison bv ~ir Justice Jones appalling social and family
tn the ~ High Court on consequences;' the _ judge
Thursda said.
The court heard that the The court was told that
dru was hidden in the� false Sae arrived in Hongkong
S from Bangkok on luly 8. He
bottoms o~ plastic hair cream was stopped and searched by
jars� ;.ustoms oFficers at Kai Tak
Sae Eng Penglee (41), Airport ~nd was found with
who pleaded guiity to pcusa- 36 plastic jan of hair cream:
sion of the drug for traffick- T'hese had false bottoms
ing, was sent to prison for 10 which contained 1.449 kilo-
years. grams of a mixture contain-
Amorntakoisuwech Kiti- mg 1.289 kilograms of heroin.
chai (27). who was convicted The drugs had a street value
- by a jun� after a trial, was of 5652.000. .
sentenced to i I years. Customs officers question-
The judge nuted that on ed Sae and in consequence of
the back page of the South what he told them went with
_ China Morning Post that day him to the premises 'of the
- was a report oF.an Italian whu Kar Fong Trading Company
was sent to Prison for 25 in Jordan Road, Yaumati.
years in Bangkok after cu:~- Later th9t day Kittichai
viction on a similar char~e. came into the premisa,
He said chat :?~e ~nl~cy of where he had a room. He said
_ the Ho,~g~tong courts was to he had arrived in Hongkong
impos.� heavy sentences for the day previously:
the of(ence, which was of the
utmost gravity. Customs o(ficers found in
his room another 36 plastic
He referred to the fact !ars oF hair cream with false
that the Chief Justice and bottoms. These contsind
Court of Appeal in Hongkong 1.451 kilograms.of a mixture
had laid down a tariff af containing 1.164 kilograms of
recommended sentenca ac- hetoin. T'hese drugs also had,
cordin~ ~o the quantity of a street value of 5650,000.
drugs ~nvolved, and said that
the two defendants had been Kittichai denied that the
found with a very substantial drugs belonged to him and
quantity. . said someone else had put
them in his room.
- "Drug offender~ should ~
make no mistake, severe pun- He was convicted by a
� ~ury after a retirement of just
� over an hour.
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HONG KONG

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- SMTIGGLING OF DRUGS IN'I'O CHINA BY AIR, SEA INCREASING
Hang ICQng SOUTH CHINA MORNZNG POST in ~hglish 28 ~ec 81 p lfl
[Article by Tommy Lewis J
[Text~ Narcotics ~ racketeers~ where drugs lew enforc~meat China thaa to bave them
are taking advantage of officers had for years socceu� smuggied directly to Hong-
China's inexperienced cus- fully interc~pted traft,ckers lcung. .
toms afficen to smuggle and courien. When the drugs arcive in
dangerous drugs into t6at C6ina ihould also~~et up China. smuggDen beGeve.
countc b air and sea. ~ ~ nationtl trainia~ cen'tre, ~ey caa then be more easily
Y Y the�experienced Asian narcot- ~~~n~ ~nto Hon~Jcon
The narcotics u~ then dih ia agents said. ,by the land route, because o~
tributed to Asian countna T6ey claimed that if ti t- h~p~ at aon-
bordering China which are er measura were not ta~en auspect Chinese border
suspatod oF being drugs ex~ saon, drugs rackeears miQtR cherkpoinb.
portpointa. � use China'e weaknai in ~y~ new dru~s route has
C}fI11A, a member of the detadon to step up their ae� ~dy baa ooted by cus�
Customs Contro! Counal tivida and use that country ~ offioers in HongIcong.
(CCC), shculd givr. morc as t supping ,~tone in t6e p~b~, statioaad at border
intenaive ttaining w cust~ams trantfer of tbe~r ille~al car- cAeckpoiats, have been alert-
oflicers, many of wham ha~ goes to more lucntive cnar�
' '�never seen aarootia before," fu.w, eit;~er in the rogion a In ~ cecent month~. ~oma-
axording w veteran drugs ovenett - w6ero drugs ue _~bly opium tnd
fig6ten from'several Asian in~rat demand and fetch h~ _~Ve ~ K~ by
countria. b~ pn ' Maau mariae polica offiar~
. They, claimed t6at Cbina's "Cbina, which is'not oan- from fishln~ junlu returninQ
- customs officers are at~ tidetedtu~pectaia,narooda jromChiaa.sonrc:auid.
_ praent concentrating moro' ;x~rt ~;nt at the cwmeat, ~~d mean anotbet
on tax on goods being wkem, y~ ~Q �tuation route. tot narcotia enterin`
into the country. . ~ chan~e if the authortda Honslwna - whereaa ptevi
The C6inese aad ne~lat-~ ~~not increaee tl~eir vi~t~ ouily, Macau'~ drugi
ed to search for ccacealed ~a~e, thty c~aimed. - trtfl';�ken had bad to depecrd
narcoti~x - contraband hid- ~ y~~ ~ Haa~bon~'~ syndic~tes for
den. in tinned foods, by body dN~ ~~~ments - rnaln� t6eir narcotia iupp~ia.
concealmeat. hollowed-ont I Nas 3 and 4 hetoin bound Oifici~b ia China 6ave~
fruit, false-botwmed suitcasa Cb~ _ y~d been intet- not revealed ~rhat pteveative
and hair-cream jars, all weU br .t.~i a~-r ~pw~y ~ a~a t6ey are
tried and detectable metbods ~ at Don Muang airport iq talcin~ to stap tnfCekin
w6ich hsd eacily been spotted . tbrou 6 their ~onn bo~
by customs ofFicen in Ho~- ~n~' b iu
aad b srs.
kong as well u.ir. other Asian 'Th~ No 4 heroin wu bo- Y But oaly last month.
countria. lieved to have beeo routed for C6ina revalod tlsat a number
Drugs agents claim that ~arkeu in Amatica. aith of le - ineludIn Chi-
many of China's customs ofto- whic6 C6ina has aa air link. ~ ~
cers are inexperienced in"de- The ~Io 3 heroin wu be, ~roe~ boah Hon~koa~ida d
txting dru~s and say that lieved to have been Maxu - had been rounded
they need more intemive Hongicong�bound. ~n Gaan~doa~ in ooanea
traimng to spot narcotia Narcodcs fighten siid t~on with crimin~l acdvt-
smug~lers� arrivin~ in Cluna. t6at the uaftic's Icingpins be- ~yp.~~
espec~ally thoee trom t3ai- }ieve it a less risky for couri- iMthties iacluded
land. ~ ers to bring their deadly car- rob - aed dealin in
'this training could in- `ow from ThaiLnd iuto ~
cJuda vi~its to otber oounvia '
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HONG KONG
ATTENDANCE AT METHADONE TREATMENT CLINICS DOWN SLIGHTLY
' Hong F.,ong SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST in English 1 Jan 82 p 7
[Article by Renu Daryanani]
[Text ] Anolher bumper ctop of inethadone clinia are a valu- The decline in atiendanca
opi~tm is ezpected from the sble way to obtain cheap ro- s6ould also be.san in cortaec-
Golden Triangle this lief;' Mr l.ee said. , tion with the increase in ar-
mont6 and next montk~, ~4 bis review on Tuesdey resu of dru~, offenden last
the Commissioner for ~ P~~a opvauons thii year, yeac, he sa;d.
Narcotics. Mr Peter Lee ~e Commusioner of Police. The total number arrested
has warned. tt(eadanca ~ a~
ethadone minart ffe~nas~las4yaar i`
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The barvat could yield treaement eGnic~ 6ad dropped an~ 5,251, and for major
another 600 tonna - the by 2.06 per cent compared to offences by 20.7pe r ant to
amount reaped early last yeac 198U� 2,461, over the 1980 figures.
- if rrop conditions remain Mr L,ee said the decrease Law enforcement and
favourable, Narcatics Buresu comp to about 100 people tresunent f2ciGdes for the
a(Fa~ ~r, and the avenge attendancx at atimated ~{0,000 addicts in
But it ~a areatia! t6at the the anua is about 7,C00 a Hongkong must go hand in
~vat pricx o! dnigs stays dsy. hand, MrLa said.
high to kap down the addict 7'6is small drop u encour- Two new methadone
population, Mr La ~aid. a n~ bxause sina the early clinia will opcn on Moaday
It is an unjatuoate fact 1~70s, w6ea drug Prices fell, in Shatin and Yuen Long,
that heroin addicu prefer the number ot clinic attend- bringing the total number of
~ c6eap heroin to cheap metha- iaca went down proportioa- clinics to 22, he said. ,
doae," he said. ally, he said: Methadone is the main
The wholaale pria of 100 'Thu last yar hu been form of treatment providod
grams of No 3 heroin now is e~cceptional. Although tbe by the Government.
about 57,000, rompared wit6 drug prias have decliaed "What we narmally. try to
SS,000 in early 14'79. from tbe heishu in 1979, at- do is pravide facilities for ad-
When the efkcu of t6e tendanca are remarkahly dicts near their homa and
1979 drou~ht in the Golden weU up." Mr Lee said. Placa of work so that a clinic
Trianale hu local mukeu in The a~~ra~te daily attend� i~ ne.~rby when they get with-
about JulY, the pria shot uP a~a+ ot , tha cGnics were drawai symptoms. Otherwise
toS23,000. 3,000 from 1976 to July t6ey may go b4ck to drugs,"
The drou~ht lasted two 1979. ~~~d�
yean. durinQ w6ich the annu- When the drouQ6t set in, Mr Lee uid the polia and
al opium crop waa only l50 attertdanca shot up to 5,000 cnstoms service had done well
taana. a day that July. co ~ap prica this high.
"Hut the present priu i~ "While the attendance fie- Last yaar, th~~r drug sei-
9ti11 about ~0 per ant higher ura deciinod last year, they rures were up from 1980.
_ tban it was before the have not declined by.nearly as 1'he foUowing seizures
drougb~ and it's ~till very muc6 as I expected ' Mr La were made last yar: 103
expens~ve in relatioa to the ~id. ldiae of opium (86 kilos in
waga of the average drug About 71 per cent of those 198Q and 18 ~ilos in 1919)
addict in Hon~konR. ~oing to the cliaia are regu- and 59 kilos of heroin (76
"TAough t ere is mae ac- r atteodanu, he said. Idla in 1980 and 129 kilos in
tivity in the drut matkat, t6e 1~%79~- �
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HONG KONG
BRIEFS
DRiJGS AB01~RD FREIGHTER--Cust~ms officers from the Anti-Smuggling Division we re this
- morning searching a Tha~-regist,ered freighter after two pounds of dehydrated pre-
pared opi~un, worth about $32,OO1'i, was seized. The opium was found in a false ceil-
- ing compartment inside the crew~~' cabin in the freighter, Mah II, which plies regu-
larly between Hangkong and Thai.l.and. Two Chinese crew members were arrested in
connection with the seizure and are assisting customs officers with their investi-
_ gations. One of the arrested men, aged 53, will be cnarged today with possessing
_ dangerous drugs for unlawful traffickinq and is expected to appear in South Kowloon
Court. The other seaman, who was detained last night, is expected to be released
~ when in~errogations are completed. The vessel arrived from Bangkok yesterday af-
ternoon and was raided by customs officers as a part of a routine search of all
freighters arriving from Thailand. Customs officers said last night they would
- search the freighter again today and possibly tomorrow to make sure they had faund
- all the drugs. [TextJ [Hong Kong SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST in English 23 Dec 81
p 15]
RAW OPIUM SEIZURF.--Police have arrested nine people and seized about 18.2 kilograms
of suspected raw opium worth about $370,000 in a raid in Yaumati. Acting on a
- tip-aff, officers from the special duty squad of Yaumati police station raided a
restaurant staff quarters at 47 Man Cheong Building, eighth floor, Ferry Street,
about 10.50 pm on Christmas Eve. Eight men and a woman inside the premises were
arrested. Some raw opium and a quantity of paraphern~lia usually associated with
the manufacturing of dangerous drugs were taken away. No charges have yet been
preferred against the people arrested, whose ages range from 23 to 35. [Text]
[Hong Kong SOUTH CHtP1A MORNING POST in English 26 Dec f31 p 1]
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rtEw z~rro
PAPER BACKS AUSTRALIAN DRUG INQUIRY IN NEW ZEALAND
Christchurch THE PRESS in English 1 Dec 81 p 20
[Editorial: "Australian Inquiry in N.Z."]
[Text] The arrangement under which an Australian inquiry into the "Mr Asia" drug
ring may conduct some of its hearings in New Z~aZand may be unprecedented but it
seems a sensible one. Drug-running is an international business and if tw~o coun-
~ries of such similar institutional structures as New Zealand and ~ustralia cannot
- co-operate, the advantage would go to the drug ring. The point about similar in-
stitutional structures is an important one, however; it would not be practicable
for a country with a different approach to justice and procedure to be granted the
same facilities.
If a New Zealander or an Australian were wanted on a serious criminal charge in
the other country, he w~ould be extradited. In the instance of the Australian Royal
Camanission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking sitting in Australia; there is no way
in which New Zealanders or the citizens of other countries can be compelled to ap-
pear before the commission; yet in the "Mr Asia" affair there was New Zealand and
Australian involvement. The mechanics of the trafficking need to be learned so
that steps can be taken to avoid a repetition. The inquiry would be appallingly
incomplete if only the Australian activity of the drug ring could be considerad.
More than that: if New Zealand failed ta co-operate to the full, the failure w~ould
appear churlish, if not suspicious.
if it comes to New Zealand, the Australian commission will be appointed as a com-
mission under New 2ealand law. This would be necessary for several reasons. One
is that in summoning any New Zealand citizens, if that has to be done, the inquiry
has to have the backing of New 2ealand law. A second reason is that any New Zea-
land citizen who gives evidence before the inquiry has to feel the protection of
New Zealand law.
Although there is little difference between the laws of Australia and New Zealand
on the conduct of commissions of inquiry, New Zealand citizens still have to be
certain that their legal rights are being protected by the law that can be enforced
here. Because the Australian commission would in effect become a New Zealand com-
mission, New Zealand will have full accesa to the evidence that is presented to
the commission. Some thaught might well be given to arranging the secondment of a
New Zealand judge to the commission for the term of any inquiry in New Zealand.
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Th~e question of precedent is important, but should not be too daunting. The al-
ready-well-established formal and informal links between New Zealand and Australia
made this decision easy. The New Zealand Attorney-General, Mr McLay, was ap-
pYoached informally by the Australian Attorney-General, Senator Durrack. Mr McLay
consulted the Prime Minister, Mr Muldoon, on the point, and it was all settled
reasonably.
Whether other countries with similar institutions would be able to make similar
arrangements is a question for them if the need arises. Because of the special
relationship between Australia and New Zealand in many matters, particularly the
freedom with which people come and go between the two countries without restraint,
the facility with which a commission of inquiry can cross the Tasman may be excep-
tional. Were New Zealand to initiate a similar inquiry, its business would almost
certainly be unfinished if it could nat have questions answered in Austz~alia. Pro-
- vided that any inquiry is held here under New Zealand rules, there seems to be no
serious objection to taking advantage of what is common to the laws and practices
of both countries to bring to light matters that are of concern to each.
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PAKISTAN
BRIEFS
DRUG ABU5E lliSCUSSED--Federal Finance Minister Ghulam Ishaq Khan has stressed the
need for intensified effurts at the international level to curb the scourge of
narcotics. He said that drug abuse, addiction and trafficking are increasing
at tlie internation;~l level. During his meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of
S~.~Ce Clyde Taylor, hc~ said that Pakistan lias enforced stringent punishments
witV~in 1.imits for drug addiction ~ind trafficking. Dominic L. Dicarlo applauded
I'akistan's eEforts in this regard and assured his government's as~istance in this
campaign. [Text) (BK150432 Karactii Domestic Service in Urdu 0200 GMT 15 Jan 82J
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THAILAND
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CITES COSTS OF ARUG ABUSE ~
Bangkok TAtJAN SIAM in Tliai 22 Sep 81 pp 3, 10
_ [Text] Gen Prachuap Suntharangkun, deputy prime minister, stated that the narcotics
has an adverse effect, both directly and indirectly, on national secruity,
especially internal peace and order, since drug addicts are ringleaders in crime.
From the aspect of the economy there is great hartn to the country. At present
there are about 500,000-500,000 addicts. Each one spends 50-60 baht per day for
the purchase of drugs. Calculated for a whole year this amounts to 10 billion baht,
not including the appropriations for suppression operations. Besides, the drug
traffic diminishes the prestige of Thailand because foreign nations understand
that Thailand is the site for production and one of the main trading centers.
However, in remedying the problem the government has taken steps to obliterate it
completely, particularly in the areas of prevention and suppression. For control
~ and correction it has requested aid from foreign countries, for to carry out this
task successfully it must receive cooperation from every side.
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THAILAND
BPP OPERATIONS AROUND BAN HIN TAEK DESCRIBED
Bangkok SIAM RAT in Thai 5 Sep 81 p 7
[Text] The drug suppression operation of tlie Border Patrol Police (BPP) must be
called a blue ribbon ~ob by the BPP District 5, Amphoe Mae Chan, Chaing Rai
Province, which demonstrated force by seizing opium, making ~ensational news on
the pages of the press. For up to now it had not happened that anyone or any
nar.cotics suppression unit could confiscate the raw material, that is the opium,
for the production of heroin along with the production equipment, in great
quantities.
This Golden Triangl.e is well known in opium-heroin traffic circles in Thailand and
worldwide. The Golden Triangle covers the southern part of the Shan State, Burma,
continues to the LPDR, and extends to the northern part o� Thailand that borders
on Burma, Amphoe Mae Sai and Amphoe Mae Chan of Chiang Rai Province.
Z`wo heroin production sites were destroyed by the BPP Region 3 force on 10 and 12
August 1981. The first site was Doi Huai Mak, Amphoe Mae Chan, Chiang Rai Province,
about one km from the Burmese border and 10 km west of Ban Hin Taek, Amphoe Mae
Chan. In the second operation the same BPP team destroyed opium production at Ban
Huai Yuak, Tambon Pa Sang, Amphoe Mae Chan, Chiang Rai Province.
The seizure and destruction of both heroin production locations were the respon-
sibility oE the BPP Region 3 Headquarters, where a basic force under the command of
Police Maj Gen Wichai SJichathanaphat, BPP Region 3 commander, carried out the
operation L-o the end. ~
This success brought honor to the unit in performing their duty with pride. Never-
- theless, a great deal oE heroin will flow out into Thailand where millions of Thai
yout}~ will be destroyed, their energies wasted. It is killing Thai in cold blood.
The terrain on the Tha~-Burmese border in the north is steep dense mountainous
~ungle, especially the Golden Triangle area. It ia easy to infiltrate and to hide
for those ill intentioned toward the nation. The terrorists like this kind of
territory, ~ust like the smugglers or the drug traffickers. All these murderous
groups use this region as a sanctuary until they escape. Besides the terraine
which supports the ravaging of national security there are other problems such as
minority groups and an ill-defined border. This makes the Thai-Burmese boundary
very important. Government officials must realize these problems and be interested
sincerely in solving them.
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The reporter himself does not understand why both these heroin factories were
- located in Thailand, since the Thai do not support the oplum trade. But there is
no puzzle about Burma, for Burma has many minorities who make their living ~
raising opium and selling it because opium brings a good income. Some minorities
make the opium trade their occupation since they take the money to buy weapon8 td
fight the Burmese govenrment, for the establishment of independent states. Ttie
Burmese government has used suppression forces against the minori.ties with continual
struggle in the Karen State, Khaya St3te, and the Shan State.
Under these circumstances then the Thai-Burma border is the location for heroin.
factories for ease of trade and transport into Thailand or for fleeing into
Thailand if they are hard pressed by Burma.
It might be th~t since the demarcation between the two countries is nor_ clear
narcotics factories will be unintentionally located in Thailand. Howe~:er, this
problem might not arise if our forces operating along the border perforna their duty
~ in the area of their responsibility.
What must be considered is the group of Khun Sa or Chang Chi Fu, who is influential
and is the leader af the S.U.A. (Shan United Army) forces in the Shan State, which
seeks to liberate the Shan State from Burna. Khun Sa has a base for his force in
Ban Hin Taek, Amphoe Mae Chan, Chiang Rai Province. Khun Sa has many heroin
factories on the BLrmese border with Thailand. He is the world ranked heroin king.
His relatives and most of the families of his group live in Ban Hin Taek. There-
_ fore, it can be surmised that the two heroin factories, which the BPP Company 2,
; Amphoe Mae Chan, seized on 10-12 August 1981 belonged to Khun Sa since they were
situated only 10 km west of Ban Hin Taek.
But at the same time from another viewpoint perhaps these factories were not Khun
- Sa's, because he does not want to displease the Thai. If Khun Sa is hostile to
Thailand, it will be difficult for his force to live peacefully in Ban Hin Taek.
He wants to develop Ban Hin Taek as a supply base for his army. From evidence at
the time of IChun Sa's former arrest, it appeared that he had not even one opium or
heroin installation in Thailand.
- In that csse, the heroin factories on the Thai border that the BPP Company 2 seized
on 10-12 Autust 1981 must be preeumed to belong to the Chinese Haw of the 93rd
division. The behavlor of this group has shown that they have profited from the
opportunity offered by support frou~ the Thai government ta traffic in heroin and
smuggled goods, within the radius of Headquarters 04, which has supervision. Many
times these Chinese Haw evacuees took over state powers by setting up an illegal
customs collection post at Ban Nong Uk, Amphoe Chiang Dao, Chaing Mai Province,
bringing hardship upon the people. Besides this, the Chinese Haw in Amphoe Chiang
Dao monopolized the selling of goodr~ along the border, preventing the Thai traders
from buying or selling, because there is never enough money to satisfy them. They
have enraged the Thai people along the border where the Haw Chinese are living.
The cleverness mixed with frgud, of the Chinese Haw evacuees, who live outside the
control of Headquarters 04 has made many of them rich, with money in the bank and
property worth millions of baht. These people do not pay taxes to the state and in
:nany ways their activities are indirectly destroying the national economy. This
is a problem for Headquarters 04 and those who administer the nation to resolve as
a matt~r of urgency.
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Wliile the reporter was gathering this information, he received an anonymous
threat warnin~ him not to "touch the 93rd Division". He did not understand the
reason.
The story of the BPP is better. The reporter is happy at the success of the
narcotics suppression operation of BPP Company 2, Amphoe Mae Chan. Their action
makes clear that though the terrain is very difficult, no matter how dense the
jungle and steep the mountains, this cannot conquer the staunch spirit that motivates
Ferformance of duty. This drug suppression fight proves that the BPP can reach
- every square inch of the border, having a sense of accomplishment, and many ti~es
they have given their blood and their lives for the success of their tasks.
If every company along the border had the spirit that support such action, like
BPP Company 2, Amptioe Mae Cha;~g, Chiang Rai Province, we believe that they could
destroy the range of drug traf`ic from the Golden Triangle that passes south into
Thailand. This would obstruct the army of Khun Sa, the caravans of the Haw
Ctiinese, and the groups of independent Muser soldiers in the Golden Triangle. It
would sap their strength and leave them crumbling in the end. But the BPP, working
a,lone, could not succeed because narcotics traffic is worldwide. Information must
be coordinated with working units on a world scale. For example, in this heroin
seizure, besides working with Thai officials concerned, there should be coordination
with the US drug enforcement units. Of great importance is that the government
- must dampen the fire from the winds, because the drug traffic in the Golden
Triangle has clearly disrupted friendly relations between thailand and Burma. Since
Khun Sa conducts the trade for economic reasons, to build his army for liberation
from the Burmese government, we must close the border with continuous military
operations by the BPP, to destroy those units wor.king the world narcotics trade
~ in the Golden Triangle. These are the results that would benefit the nation.
1. Promote friendly relations, on a firm bssis, between Thailand and Burma.
2. Help to free the world's people from the great destr~ction of narcotics.
3. Destroy the relationship of the Haw Chinese 93rd Division with the Chinese
caravans in the Golden Triangle and destroy the influence of the 93rd Division over
the indep~ndent Muser soldiers and th.e connection with certain politicians who play
a role witti the 93rd Division.
Tt~is is a major problem tiiat occasioned threatening worda to leave the subject alone.
So tl~en ttiis is courting trouble. But if it is a threat to a man who has a moral
~tandard, the r.eporter would be crazy to touch it if there is more news.
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_ ~iAILAND
BACKGROUND OF KHUN SA'S TIES WITH RTG NOTED
Bangkok SIAM RAT in Thai 24 Oct 81 pp 19-21
(Article: "Will Khun Sa's State Power Remain or Disappear?"]
[TextJ "Thailand once had a policy of using minority forces as a
buf.fer against the expanding influence of outside threats. But
it can be seen that this policy can not be used and is of no
use in the present situation," stated an officialof the national
news agency to SIAM MAI.
At 1700 hours on 7 August, there was a clash between Thai forces
- and Shan State forces, a minority group in Burma that lives
in the mountains in tt-~e area of Ban Kophaya Samakhi, Mae Kham
Commune, MaE Chan District, Chiang Mai Province. Approximately
100 armed troops crossed into Thailand and surrounded a Thai
force. The clash lasted the entire night.
Concerning this Thai force, a news source stated that it was
composed of [Unit] 513 rangers from P~ngthongchai District,
Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The Third Army Area sent the 7th
Infantry Unit, 3rd Battalion, and the 2nd Company of the Border
Patrol Police went to provide support.
"Before the clash broke out, there was a disagreement between
the KMT le~~ders and so the forces of another group moved down
in order tc> join the Shan State forces. Burmese troops put pressure
- on the Shar~ State forces and so they had to fl~e into Thailand,
resulting i.n the clash mentioned above, "which was just coincidental,"
stated thi:~ military news source to SIAM MAI.
The leader of this Shan State force is an important person named
Chang Si Fu, or Khun Sa. He also has a Thai name, which is Chan
Chang Trakun. He is a Ho Chinese. As for the name Khun Sa, Burma
namPd him this during the period when he served as the leader ~
of Burmese governmenrt volunteers, whose aim was to suppress
the Shai~s. He was also once a soldier in a KMT unit. Later on,
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whc~n :some e 1 emenl s of these f orces in Burma returned to Taiwa:?,
Khun Sa joined General Li's KMT forces, which ~ e knowr_ as
the 3rd Army.
In the periond 1962-1969, Burma trained Khun Sa and made him
the leader of the volunteers for the suppression of Shan rebals.
~ But Khun Sa used this position for his own personal gain by
engaging in opium trafficking and he gained great influence.
fie gathered together his followers and established a force
to transport opium and produce heroin. He set up checkpoints

~ to collect taxes illegally and he formed his own personal army,
which is called the Shan United Army, or SUA. Its stated goal
- is to win independence for the Shan State. The Burmese government
looked for a way to stop this. Khun Sa was arrested in 1969
- and the volunteers were disbanded. But Khun Sa's forces were
unwilling to give up their weapons and so they turned against
the Burmese government.
_ Then in 1973, these forces kidnapped Russian doctors, who were
serving as advisors to Burma in accord with the Medical Cooperation
Program, in order to bargain with the Burmese government for
the reelease of Khun Sa. Burma sent out even larger suppression
forces and ttiis scattered Khun Sa's forces and ~ent them retreating
into Thailand. Burma asked Thai officials to help find a way
to negotiate with Khun Sa's group for the release of the two
Russian doctors. Air Chief Marshal Tawi Chunlasap concluded
negotiations at the end of the year.
As for Khun Sa's forces, they have grown from a small force
of approximately 800 men to a force of about 3,000 today. Khun
- Sa has fled the suppression a~tivities of the Burmese government
and established his headquarters at Ban Hin Taek in Mae Chan
Uistqrict, Chiang Rai Province, which is near the Thai-Burmese
borc~er. Some of his forces act like civilians but tr;ey have
, hid~en their weapons iri places where they are readily available
�or use. Some oF his men have posed as Chinese KMT soldiers
uf Gener.al Tuan and General Li and had identification cards
made in