JPRS ID: 10609 WORLDWIDE REPORT NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

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24 JuNE 1982
- \/Vorldwide Re ort
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- NARCOTICS AND QANGEROUS DRUGS
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- 24 June 1982
WORLD~IIDE REPORT
NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
(FOUO 28/82)
CONTENTS
ASIA
BANGLADE5H
Brief s -
' Ban on Foreign Drugs 1
INDIA
~ � Bri ef s
Hashish Smuggler Convicted 2
Opium Production Control 2
; . Delhi Heroin Haul 2
MALAYSIA
Police Antinarcotics Branch Expanded in Sarawak
(BORNEO ~ULI,ETIN, 22 May 82) 3
_ PAKIS`lAN
_ Western Countries Criticized for Their ~Hunger for
Narcotics'
(Editorial; DAWN, 19 May 82) ~
U.S. Ambassador Ilisagrees With ~DAWN~ View
- (DA~dV, 23 May 82) 6
Death Penalty for Trafficking Supported
(Editorial; MORNING NEWS, 19 May 82) 7
- Punjab Efforts at Crackdown on Narcotics Lauded
(Editorial; THE PAKISTAN TIMES, 17 May.82) 9
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Briefs
Heroin Seized 11
Move To ~hd Menace 11
Pa'~ci stan Called ~ Drug Center' 11
PHILIPPINE5
Drive on Drugs Launched
(BUI,LETIN TODAY, 2 Jun 82) 12
Briefs
Marihuana ~onvoy Seized 13
THAILAND
_ ikputy Minister's Aide Implicated in Drug Case
(NATION REVIEW, 8 Jun 82, Bangkok Domestic Servics,
8 Jun 82) 1L1
Warrant Issued
Report on Warrant Denieci
Aftermath of 9 May Anti-Sua Raid Iliscussed
~ (Sermsuk Kasitpradit; THE NATION REVIEW, 25 May 82)...... 16
Editorial Discusses Need To Combat Pro-Khun SA Inf luences
(Editorial; THIN THAI, ll~ May 82) 18
Addict Treatment Statistics, Income Reported
(DAO SIAM, 13 May 82) 20
Police Major Implicated in Marihuana Theft
(MATICHON, 17 May 82) 21
Lao Opium Traffickers Arrested in Loei
(DAO SIAM, 18 May 82) 23
Brief s
Opium Seized in Chiang Mai 25
CANADA
Brief s
Hashish Trafficking Charge
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LATIN AMERICA
BOLIVIA
Paper Calls for Economic Aid to Coca Eradication Efforts
(Editorial; PRESENCIA, 13 May 82) 27
Antidrug Council Reports I~imited Means, Equipment
(PRESENCIA, 16 May 82) 29
- Brief s
Coca Census 31
Crop Reduction Plan 31
. Higher Coca Price Demands 31
Gomez Sues U.S. Ainbassador 32
MEXICO
National Campaign Coordinator Reports on Results in States
(EI, IMPARCIAL, 6, l0 May 82) 33
Reduction of 90 Percent Claimed
Editorisl Corrmient
Moving Van Used To Ship Marihuana
(EL MANANA, 7, 12 May 82) 36
Shipment to Border Seized
1'raffickers Jai'~ ~~d
Brief s
Zonal Campaign Results 39
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Marihuana Raids Stalled T~en Helicopter Unavailable
(TRINIDAD GUARDIAN, 26 May 82) 40
NFAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
EGYPT ~
Brief s
Three Drug Seizures ~l
Powdered Opium ~1
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IRAN
Briefs ~
Opium, Heroin Sei2ures 1t2
Plan To Combat Drugs 1~2
I~SRAEL
Drug Use Data Said Inaccurate
(Charles Hoffman; THE JERUSALEM POST, 16 May 82) 43
Brief s
Cannabis Farm Raid L;l~
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
IVORY COAST
Brief s
Arrest of Drug Traffickers 45
SEYCHELLES
Somali Drug Smuggler Gets Eight Years in Jail
(NATION, 3 Jun 82) 46
TAN ZANIA
Official Seeks Vigilance Against Drug Smugglers at Exit
Points
(DAII,Y NEWS, L~ Jun 82) ................................0 1~7
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BANGLADESH
BRIEFS
BAN ON FOREIGN DRUGS--Dacca, 1 Jun (AFP)--The military regime of Lt Gen Ershad
has deciced to stop some multinational pharmaceutical companies from marketing
their products in BangladESh, the daily BANGLADESH TIMES reported. The daily
said a decision has also beEn ~aken to prohibit manufacture and sale of over
1,740 items of pharmaceutical products in the country. The decisions were
taken after consideration of the recommendation of the eigh~-member expe~t com-
mittee on drugs constituted about a month ago. The committee which submitted
its reports to bovernment recently evaluated different aspects of about 4,170
items of ?:egistered drugs currently available in tl:e market. The co~nittee
follozaed guidelines that not more than 248 basic drsgs are essential, the paper
said, adding that although the prohibited dt~ugs numbering over 1,740 would be
allowed to be sold till December 31, some of the dangerous drugs would be
banned with immediate effect. A decisicn has also been taken to the effect
that no foreign product will be allowed to be manufactured under license in
any factory if the same or similar products are available or ~anufacturAd in
Bangladesh.' The measure, according to experts, would save the government a
lot of money annually by st~pping import of or manuf acture of unnecessary drugs.
[Hong Kong AFP in English 0029 GMT 1 Jun 82 BKJ
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INDIA
BRIEFS
HASHISH SMUGGLER CONVICTED--Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate J M Malik
on Friday sentenced an ex-axmy officer to three years rigorous imprisonment
and a fine of Rs 30,000 under the Custans Act and the Danger~us Drugs Act as
a sequel to seizure of 415 lbs of hashish at Montreal, Canada in 1975, reports
PTI. Mr Malik discharged the other five co-accused of ex-Capt Hamid Ansari of
Moradabad including a Canadian for lack of evidence. The hashish concealed in
wooden furniture had been discovered by the Canadian Royal Mounted Police on
10 May, 1975 at MontrEal. They ;zad arrested six persons there for the smug-
gling charge and ex-Capt Ansari and others wer~e charged by Customs in New Del-
hi. [New Delhi PATRIOT in English 15 May 82 p 10]
OaIUM PRODUCTION CONTROL--JAIPUR, May 18--According to a Narcotics Department
source, the Centre will gradually reduce the production of opium in the coun-
try. This is ~eing brought through a phased programme and also for making
the issue of '~!icence to the cultivators more strict. As compared to the pre-
vious year, 314 opium cultivators were not given licences this year which re-
duced opium output in about 72 hectares. During the current year only those
cultivators who could produce 25 kg of opium per hectare got the licence, the
source said. Next year the target will be raised to 30 kg per he~ctare. This
is expected to re~3uce the production and demand for opium. In Rajasthan opi-
um is cultivated in Kota, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara and Jalore districts. [Mad-
ras THE HIt~JU in English 19 May 82 p 9]
DELHI HEROIN HAUL--NEW DELHI, May 18--The Narcotics Cell of the CBI today
made the biggest haul of contraband heroin worth millions of dollars in the
international drug market. According to CBI, the heroin weighing 2,535 gm
- worth Rs. 2,50,000 in the Indian market was seized from an Indian as he went
to cleliver it to some drug peddlers from abroad in South Delhi. [Madras THE
= f[II3UU in English 19 May 82 p 10 ]
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~1ALAYSIA
POLICE ANTINARCOTICS BRANCH EXPANDED IN SARAWAK
Kuala Belait BORNEO BULLETIN in English 22 May 82 p 4
[Text]
KUCHING. - Sarawak police have stepped-up' their war pn t6e Jn~g meaace to the
state.
Massive reinforcements Kuala Lumpur. swoops in Miri whtp si~c ficezs under the dittct
are to be drafted into 'I'he departmemt will people were arrested, in- control of SaraWak CID
the force's Anti-narcotics rec~uit and traia the ex� cluding a woman. _Two head Mr Leong Nyuk
Branch, which at present tra staff within the next wero from Peninsular Min.
cumprises only a hand- few month's. Sarawak ~o- Malaysia, the sest loca?. Datuk Yuen said nar-
ful of inen drawn from lice Commissioner Iyatuk Datuk Yuen sajd th~ cotics officers wili be
various police sections. 1'uen Yuet L.eng group,had been planning keeping a close watch on
The branch is to in- said. to snatch a payroll at an the drug supply line to
crease its staff to 173 of- ~B handlers have al- oil � palm estate near Kuchin~ and Sibu.
ficers and men, aided by ready been tr~ined aad 1t'Iiri� Following thd smash-
trained tracker dogs be- W~~~ ~~~d in Kuching, He said the group had ing of the Mi~i ryndicate
ing brought in from Sibu and Miri. been smuggling d~uga in addicts are expectod to
One of the nation's from Peninsular Malay- experience difficult;~ ob-
top anti-narcotics offic- sia and supplying addicts taining heroin and .might
ers, Encik Jaafaa~ Abdul, ~n Miri, Bintulu, Li~t- tum to othea~ drugs, ~e
has visited Kucl~ing to bang and Brunei. said.
comptete aaangements Police had known Since January police
for the expansion of the about the smuggle~s since havo taken in 403 drug
branch - which has al- 1980 but they had stopp- addicta and pushrrs but
ready scorod a major ed oprrating when they only SS weQe caught tak-
success against drug traf- discovered police were ing heroin or with heroin
fickers this month. . on to them. in their posaession.
That came when a dntg However, they started Datuk Yuen said the
syndicate was rounded- operating again eaQly in (ow success rate did not
up in Miri and a plan to April this year and po- mean the rest were not.
snatch a$200,000 payroll lica were immediately involved with drugs. The
foiled. alerted. They kept a close reason could have been
Police also seized 260 watch on the siz syndi- that at the time of the
grammes of heroin - cate members before de- arrest they were clean or
cnough ior more than ciding to pick them up were taking a drug other
55,004 shots - bound for this month. than heroin.
Sarawak from PeninsulaQ Thd success was achi- Those released have
Malaysia. eved by the Anti-narco- been placed under super-
Tha syndicate was tics Branch with help vision by the Welf~re
smashed in two ~eparate fsom Kuala Lumpur of- Ministry.
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PAKISTAN
WESTERN COUNTRIES CRITICIZED FOR THEIR 'HUNGER FOR NARCOTICS'
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Karachi DAWN in English 19 May 82 p 7
_ [Editorial: "Narcotics Control"j
[Text] ACCORDING to esti- Pakistan and other such
mates, which is the best that countries to grow' huge
o~Se can do when dealing with quantities of poppy.
something like narcotics pro-. Again, it shoutd be em-
- duction, Pakistan's opium out-, phasised that Pakistah, and
put has dropped to 100-150 oth~r such countries, should
tons fr.om .the alar~0~..:~0 try to~ curb the illicit trade in
tons it had touched a few years narcotics, bbt at the same time
ago. There coulti be a,namber ~there is no question of ac~ept-
of reasons for this, thougq tt?e jng the entire blame for the
Government's efforts to curb drugs that do reach Europe
production and the , ba~ im- and the United States. lt is the
posed on poppy cultivation m duty of the countries of the
1979 no doubt had much to~do West to curb the growth of
with it. However much the addiction in their citizens,
Western countries, particu= primarily through soCial re-
larly the United States, ruay forms which heip:remove the
wa~t it, though, ~pium cultiva- reasons why their people seek
tion is not someihing which refuge in drugs, and by the re-
can simpiy be wished away in habilitation of those who are
this country. It is certainly to already addicted. lf there is a
be desired and our Govern- high enough demand, and the
mcnt should 'make efforts ta price is right, narcntics will be
wards this end, exc,ept for supplied. ,[f Pakistan manages
~ some production for medicinal to stop ap but legal produc-
reasons. But attempts by some tion, which it has been.trying
Western countries, directly or hard Eo do, another country
. c~bliyuely, to saddle Pakistan will be the source, whether wil-
and other such countries solely lingly or unwillingly. If we as-
wilh thc responsibility for the sume, for the sake of argu-
West's hunger for n~rcotics ment, that no supplies are
shuws a sad ignorance of the ooming from anywhere, the
rcalities. In fact, it is the other people in th~ Wost, gi.ven their
way round. Currently it is the pre'sent discontent, will cont-
West's unrestraired hunger ri~e some other synthetic dn~~
for narc;otics which have in- to seek escape in. LSD is not
duccd pcwr farmers � in such an ancient p~enomenon
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after ull. have `,always' considered it
A II' thiti. ~iif course, ~ioes not their rig.",t to tlo so - and they
absolve us of our responsibility are a close-knit, self-willed
in the matter, and we are prc- people who have not taken
pare~l to accept our part of the kindly to the dictates of any
~ resp8nsibilities with more wi~- govemment. ~When a people
lingness. than tne West shows have not let ~~yone meddle
in its dealings with us. One of with their laws for so many de-
- the ways in which drug traf- cades, they are not going to
~ ficking can be stopped is ~p~p~y easily or in a few years
- through ~the action of law- when they are asked not to
~ enforcing agencies, and this grow something they have `al-
r�ountry has made some inten- ways' been growing. Of
sive efforts in this direction, in- course, police can be sent in to .
ciuding the formation of a enforce the law, but it will re-
high-powered board and task quire an army to keep an eye
forces. But if the West, with its on the mahy small patches of
~ vast and ~phisticated police laad where poppy is grown, of-~
machinery, cannot put a stop ten in remote mountain val-
to smuggling or to sales in the leys. As far as we are con=
streets, how can we be ex- cerned, there is urgent need to
pected to - when wc do nat reduce sale of hard drugs and
have enough moncy tu police addiction in our people but,
our streets efficiently? Then for us, ,ii is a social problem
there is the matter of putting a like many others .:.".ich reyuire
stop to cultivation, but there urgent attention. Intensive ef-
are several historical and polit- forts to cuib poppy cultivation
_ ical re-asons why this cannot be must contiriue, and should inc-
done easily or in a very sh~rt lude some forceful steEi~s, but
time. Historically, the people the Western countries should
where poppy is mostly grown not. expect immediate results.
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PAKISTAN
U.S. AMBASSADOR DISAGREES WITH 'DAWN' VIEW
Karachi DAWN in English 23 May 8~ p 11
[Letters to the Editor: "Narcotics Control"]
[TeXt] Your editorial of 1~tay i9 ("Narccit- Malaysia have rapidly incrensing
ic5 mntrol") rcflects grow;ng public problems.
awareness of narcotics problems in What is required is a multi-facetrd
Pakistan. Sirxc informed public atten- awperetive intcrnation~?I ~ffort at
tion is a prereyuisite for an effective narcotics contre>I in which all play their
publir rolicy, it should be welmmed part. We recognize and sympathise
by ull ~~~ncerned in Pakistan and ab- with the diff'iculties that Pakistan facG,
nr,id. Narcotics threatens to tx~come a in opium ptoductiom m~trol. They an
- ma jor scourg~ uf world civilization; no as great es those the U.S. and other
less dungerous perhaFn than the countries face in controlling addiction
spectre uf nuclear war. and smuggling on their home ground.
While I believe that your editoritil Thc U.S. is now spending ovcr al bil-
has ma~r a rc;:?I rontributiun to puhlK lion unnually in comlxitting thex:
un~lrr.t:~nclin~ uf thc issuc~ involvc~l, problcros. Wrarchclpingothcr~tottx:
- thcre i. unc ~int in your trcatment of tune of L~4O million a year. The Gov-
thn subject which 1 wowd like to take, emments of Pakistan and the United
an opportunity to comment on: that States are beginning to work jointly .
some Western countries are attempt- and wholet~enrtedly in the devebp-
ing to saddle others with some re- ment of programmes we hope will adv-
sponsibility li~r this probtem. This is ance our a~rfimon abjectives.
incorrect. We know that immediate success is
As you explicidy recogniic. rx~ one out of the questiun. Demend and sup-
~ can be absolved i>f respomihility. On ply must be teckled simultaneouaty
this issue, any kind of un advenarial and in coordination. We do, however,
~ttitud~: is a bar ai eFfective actum. feel that we can achieve repid results
T'his is not a Westcrn prublem alone; it wurking together, and we believe your
is not just a function of Western "dis- editorial should be helpful in mobilis-
content". Pakistan is not immunc frum ing' the attention uF responsible
the "hunger for narcotics." whKh is citizens. ' .
gruwing apace here. Yoar neighbour RONALD l. SPtERS
f r:m h:i. lung hrcn pla}!urd hy a.criuu. Americ8n Ambesaeclor
heroin ehusr prc~lem. Tiiniland and Islamabad
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PAKISTAN
- DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING SUPPORTED � 1
Karachi MORNING NEWS in English 19 May 82 p 4
[Editorial: "Death to Drug Traffickers"]
[Text] Inaugurating a week-long course on Sunday in Islamabad, for social
workers on Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts, the Interior Minister Mr Mahmood
Haroon emphasised that our ai.m should be total elimination and eradication of
trade in narcotics and its use by the citizens. Quite rightly he said that
drug traffickers should be shown no mercy. As a guideline to the participants
in the course he reminded them that in most cases the drug addicts were unwit-
- ting victi.ms of the unscrupulous drug traff ickers and were, therefore, to be
treated not as culprits or social outcasts but as human beings needing
sympathy.
Trafficking in drugs is carried on clandestinely and the clients for the dope
are enlisted in a similar manner. This multiplies the difficulties of curbing
the trade or forewarning the young or the uneducated unsuspecting victims of
the danger in becoming a drug addict. There is also the factor that the drug
addicts become highly secretive about the whole thing for fear of being cut
off from the supply in case the gang dealing in the stuff is busted. It is
these advantages that help the drug traffickers and make the task of law-en-
forcing agencies so difficult.
Slowly and surreptitiously the drug addiction has made serious inroads into
Pakistan also where the victims mostly happen to belong to the lower class of
people the student community and, in some cases, to ladies in the upper class.
It is a new danger facing Pakistan. The most disturbing part of the set-up is
the fact that certain areas in the northern part of the country, which are be-
yond the pale of norn,al laws grow poppy crop which brings high profits to the
_ growers. The easy availability of the stuff and a most lucrative market for
it in European and American countries has proved to be a great temptation for
the traffickers. In the last one or two years huge consignments of charas,
heroin and opium amounting to billions of rupees in the foreign markets have
been caught in Pakistan. But one can never be sure that the seized consign-
ments formed the total traffic.
To check the cultivation of poppy in the northern areas, Pakistan is working
on a concrete plan, in association with certain UN agenc~es, to induce the
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cultivators of poppy to switch over to other crops. These efforts, initiated
under a definite programme, have been fruitful in that the poppy crop has been
reduced to a 100 tons now which two years ago was as high as 800 tors. But to
limit the output to the desired level, the crop-substitution project will have
to be combined with the development of a socio-economic infrastructure in the
"target area". This is expensive and time-consuming. But the Phase II of the
project which covers the period 1981 to 1984 may prove helpful in achieving
the intended goals.
It would be some time yet before the cultivation of poppy crop can be brought
under complete control. In the meantime the traffic in ~he drug is contii~u-
ing unabated, and this poses a problem for Pakistan as well as the Western
countries. The nature of the cri.me and the character of the people indulging
- in it make it imperative that methods to curb these criminals should be equal-
ly harsh [word illegibleJ determined. Drug addiction is nothing short of a
slow and lingering death for the victim while for the family of the addict it
is the most excruci[ating] agony to see one of the dear ones ~eing slowly
[des]troyed in soul and body. Enticing somebody into the use of drug is indeed
worse than killing him. A killer commits murder in a fit of passion but a drug
trafficker sends his victims to his doom in a cool and calculated manner and
is, therefore, much more dangerous for human society than an ordinary murderer.
These fiendish ~eople deserve no mercy. Perhaps it were these considerations
that prompted the international Islamic conference, held at Medina in March
last, to recommend death punishment for drug smug~:Lers and pedlars. We hope
Pakistan and other Muslim countries will adopt the recommendation without ~
delay.
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PAKISTAN
PUNJAB EFFORTS AT CRACKDOWN ON NARCOTICS LAUDED
Lahore THE PAKISTAN TIMES in English 17 May 82 p 4
[Editorial: "Crackdown Against Narcotics"]
(Text) Coordinatin~ with s count~? to implement the
countrywide campai~n, the law aptainst diuR
traffick�
Punjab Governmet1t has ~et ina. i.aat vear. the produo-
up a special task foroe to tion of poppv, the aource
crack down on tlie ~nti- of opium, in Pakistan was
social elements involved broupr.ht down to 85 tons
in the illicit traffickina of from the hi~h fiRure of
intoxicants and narcotics, g,pp0 tons in 197879. PNCB
Drawn from the Punlab in the past vear seiud
police, the Pakistan Narc~ 6,915 kR. of opium, 212 k~.
tics Control Board and the of morphine, 171 ks~. of
Excise Department, the hc~~, 3~,i71 kit. of canna-
task force will operate in b~ (resia) Z77 lcpt. of can-
Lahore, Multan, Faiaalabacl qabis (liqttid) and 1'1 Ahials
and Mianwalf under the of coca~ne. Late laat v~r,
Ruidance of DIG cr~mes~ the C,o~rnment sip~tied ar
Puniab. It wtll collect in� agreement w~th the United
formation about the iUe~al Nations Fund for DruR
cultivation, manufacture, ~?buse Coatrol for a 4.2
sale and use of narc~tics, ~illio~ dollara assistance
cond~ct raids to apprehend tp ~~y qut ~~sive crop
traffickers and reaister ~batitutioa in the are:~s of
cases against them under p{IVpp where the cultiva�
the Dru~s Act. The catn� ~pn ~ ppppy ~s subsi~-
pai~n comes in the wake ot tenca economv for a se~
an elaborate preparation tion of the vopulsttrni. It
of records about smu~� ~ q~~ gppat'~rit th~~ t1~e .
glers of narcotics in the widespre~d smuR~lina and
countrv and is aimed at use of aurcotics has tittle
- eliminatin~ the crime froin direct rel~Honship wit~
_ our midst. the culdvatioti qf popp~'
Pakistan ie si~natorv to inside Pakistan. The bulk
two conventiona of 1961 of narcotics seized have~
and 1971 aRainst non-medi� been smuaaled from uut-
cal use of narcotk druas sids. Already action has
and substances. The Pakis- been taken aaeinst naval
tan N a r c o t i c s Control vessels auid sirlfnors in-
Board has been caord~nst� volved in the trafTic and
in~r the efforta made in the ~at of the contraband
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h~s bcen seized before its
onwacd despatch. The ant~
narcotic campaictn io tbe
Puniab will be e~xt~melY~
useful in w1v;~R att tl~
araduallv developinR 6abYt '
of takisu~ drt~a~ tbe
vout+aer peovla who talcs
to it iti im~tation of tbb.
- Westez~ iifastvle. Especial~
lv heu~fvl ~s the contump. i
tioA oE optuea-nlaua arut~ ;
~,vhlCb car ntpidlv form ai� i
dictipn ewd thus render thv
constuner useless as s ~tl~
un and [sv him dven to
all sorts of a~tti-social acti�
vities. It is hoped that the
taak force will amve wida
lv e~ectiv~ and plav s role
!n eliminatinpc narcotic~
from our lives.
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_ PAKISTAN
BRIEFS
. HEROIN SEIZED--PESHAWAR, May 19--Customs mobile squad recovered 41 kilo gram
of heroin powder worth Rs. 410 million from a motorcar on S~aabi Topi Road yes-
terday. According to details the mobile custoans squad recovered 41 kilograms
of heroin pocader hidden in various parts of the car. The pawder was being
smuggled to Quetta. The customs squad also arrested one person Arif Ullah of
Tehk kal Bala Peshawar. The investigations are in progress. [Lahore THE PAK- ,
ISTAN TIMES in English 20 May 82 p 5]
MOVE TO END MENACE--ISLAMABAD, May 19--The provincial Governments have recent-
ly been asked to give their expert opinion on how to discourage narcotics
trade in Pakistan, it is reliably learnt. The Pakistan Narcotics Control
Board has forwarded to the provincial Governments a draft ordinance on narcot-
ics, for their comments. The PNCB high-ups believe the new ordinance will
- help eliminate the druq trafficking more effectively. [Karachi DAWN in Eng-
, lish 20 May 82 p 10]
PAKISTAN CALLED 'DEtUG CENTER---KABUL, May 19 (Bakhtar)--Pakistan, especially
during the reign of the x~resent military Government, has becoane a big export
centre of narcotics like opium and heroin. Monthly Jeddo Jahd, print~d in the
Federal Republic of Germany, in its recent issue, writes: "During the last
five years of military rule in Pakistan, the export of narcotic drugs has in-
creased several times. The investigations by i.nternational agencies has pr
proved that the top-ranking members of the military junta are also involved
in the production and smuggling of the narcotic drugs." The monthly, quoting ~
the reports of famous Amberican columnist Jack Anderson, and the published
reports of the investigators of the International Narcotics Control Board,
writes that the Pakistan International Airlines is acting as the carrier for
the narcotic druqs. [Kabul KABUL NEW TIMES in EngJ.ish 19 May 82 p 1]
CSO: 5300/5771
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PHILIPPINES
DRNE ON DRUGS LAUNCHED
Manila BULLETIN TODAY in English 2 Jun 82 p 8 �
[Text) A campaign to prevent arid control the drug abuse among students in
the Ilocos reqion was ~aunched recently by the regional peace and order cam-
paign committee.
The campaiqn code-named "Operation Big Brother" seeks to gain the full cooper-
ation of the public and private sector "through a unified and sustained infor-
mation and education campaign."
The regional director of Napolcom Archimides Piga said, the campaign is non-
punitive. It is rather a compassionate and persuasive approach to complement
the revitalized Dangerous Drugs Act of 1981. It is focused more on the stu-
dents since it is the students who are easy prey of drug pushers and peddlezs."
The aim of the campaign is to establish a sieter-brother relations.between the
parents and teachers.
NBI Director Oscar de Leon said, Operation Big Brother also seeks to strengthen
the character and moral fiber of the youth especially the students so that they
can withstand the temptations of drugs.
CSO: 5300/5779
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PHILIPPINES
BRIEFS
MARIHUANA CONVOY SEIZED--1tao truckloads of mari~uana plants valued at P4
million have been seized by government agents in two plantations in the
mountain slopes in Benguet, NBI Director Jolly Bugarin said yesterday. He
said the plantations were found this ~aeek in remote towns of Kit~~mgan and
Bakun. A total of 5,150 full grown mdrijuana plants were upro~ted and four
sacks of dried marijuana leaves were seized by the raiding team. But he said
the cultivators eluded arrest and were the object of a manhunt. ^~'hey are
Inggo Sagayo, 32, of bara?~gay Legleg, Kibungan; and Sulman Maclin~, 28, oi
Beyeng, Bakun. According to Bugarin, the shrubs were planted i~t the clear-
ings along the mountain slope., in barangays Legleg and Beyeng. He said the
plantation had been under surveillance for about a month following informa-
tion received by the NBI on the pl.antations. The first raid was made Thurs-
day at Legleg where 3,030 plants were discovered along with three sacks of
dried mari~uana leaves in a nipa hut. Tfao days later, the raiders swooped
dawn in Beyeng plantation and uprooted 2,120 plants and fo:~nd one sack of ~
marijuana leaves also in a nipa hut nearby. The seizure was the biggest made
by the NBI the past few days. Last week, NBI agents and an air force team
_ raided another plantation in Mt. Baguid-big, Benguet and confiscated 4,700
plants worth some P3.5 million. [Text] [Manila PHILIPPINES SUNDAY EXPRESS
in English 30 May 82 p 2]
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- ~ THAILAND
~ DEPUTY MINISTER'S AIDE IMPLICATED IN DRUG CASE
Warrant Isaued
BK080307 Bangkok NATION REVIEW in English 8 Jun 82 p 6
[Text) The police department has issued a warrant for the arrest of ileputy Interior
Min.ister Banyat Banthatthan's close aide who has beea charged with involvement in the
seizure of about 30 million baht worth of marijuana. Police Director General Pol Gen
Suraphon Chunlaphram satd yesterday that police wer~e qeaterday tracking down on Withun
Thapkhieu.
Interior Minister Sitthi Chirarot said yesterday that he had set up a committee to
investigate into the alleged implications of Withun in the drug trafficking.
The order to form the investigating committee came on Friday after opposition leader
Samak Sunthonwet said during the no-confidence debate last week that customs officials had
uncovered clues to incriminate Banyat's cloae aide. 5amak claimed that police found that
a cou~unications radio set equipped on a fishing trawler which ferried the drug belonged
to Banyat's close aide. Withun allegedly borrowed the communi::ations equipment from the
Civil Aviation Department for'use in the affairs of the Interior Ministry.
- Sitthi said yesterday that the committee was aet up to find out how the radio equipment
had fallen into the hands of the drug traffickers. The comnittee which compriaes three
members was set up at the recomnendatian of Banyat, he said.
Banyat said that the alleged involvement would never prompt him to resign. "I have
never clung to my seat, but if I am to reaign, I would have sound justifications," he
said. He declined to comment over the radio equipment found in the fishing trawler, but
said it was his asaistant secretary, Amnuai Suwankhiri, to oversee the borrowing of
communications equipment fram other goverrnnent ageitcies. He said that the communications
equipment used in the interior ministry was t~ormally borrowed from the police department,
and not the Civil Avia~tion Department.
Withun was seconded from the Parliament to the office of the interior undersecretary of
. state at the order of Banyat, he said. He said that he assigned Withun to coordinate
with the Parliament. "He i~a$ prepared documents about motions involving the Interior
Ministry for me to study," he said.
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Report on Warrant Denied ~
- BK080649 Bangkok Domestic Service in Thai 0530 GMT 8 Jun 82
[Text] In connection with the report which cited the police chief as saying that a
warrant has been issued for the arrest of Withun Thapkhieu, an aide of the deputy
interior minister, Police Maj Gen Ophat Rattanasin, commander of the special branch, has
disclosed that he consulted the police chief on the matter. The police chief informed
him that he never informed newsmen that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of
Withun, he only said that an investigation is undeiway. The public is hereby informed.
- CSO: 5300/2312
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~ THAILAND
AFTERMATH OF 9 MAY ANTI-SUA RAID DISCUSSED
Bangkok THE NATION REVIEW in English 25 May 82 p 5
[Article by Sermsuk Kasitpradit] ~
[Text]
M ANY A VILLAGER of Before the Iatest anti�robel ;opa' leuon~ from the first mejor cun-
Baan Hin Taek (Baan Therd ~~0~ a'ero launched on May 9. p ~
Thai) in Chiang Rai province in ~e govemment had on J~n 2~ ~he last operations may have
the wske of the latest rounc~ of ~~ng one of the heavien su~� � died down but life wW never be
pression drlvee against Khun Sa s~~e aame a for i~ ra of Baan
aupptession drlve ~ against opium ~ ~
. men and .hit hea~d quarters. At least HIn Taek.' Some locai v~e n
warlord Khun Sa a atrongholds far- 29 pecyons were ldlled ln tlut drh?e~ ~~ed that the Jan 21 operat~ons
ther north haa decided to move out, ucordin to officlal res: These
perhaps, not to retum~qa~ The ~ ~ h~d nsulted in aeven d~rnage to
~ense of insecurity~ fouowing a~d not iacludt Khun Se a man who their per3onal belon~ ga and pro-~
setles of atmed clashes between ga died and were wounded by direqt erties. They alao ~It that �while
vemment fo~es sad the Shan n� ~ult. Officielly, 17 gwemment ~e Shatt nbela miy~ t have found
belt ~ has dmply intenaified, men were killed tn the opentione. their way out of the offenslve in
- w h
e
t
h
e r t h e t
h r
ea
t, w a
a r e a l o
r i m t� A large amount of am~a e~
1 d ammu� ~e, man
y lxal villa g
ere couldn't
nition were ~'ound. K t tun 3a'e make it i n time; Bu t they were
atronghold at Baan f~in fiaek wgt aandwiched between the two
s soon as the Baah Hin Taek virtually destroyed. He tled into adea.
villagers saw armed men march in gunna with hi~ top men. The tracea of; the severe ope-
late on May 9, their instinct told ~ gy Feb 10 tFie military forcea r~tia~ ~ still everywhere at
them that clashea were to erupt puqed out of t'~e ana, after having g~ Therd Tha~ today. Tha ~har-
once ay~ . Naturally, they go~t mapped out a developmont plan red houua snd, butnt-out arese
scared. ~The tough battles be~on stand out romirie in thia vil-
thia one were still vlvld in for the 1'ocat idmintatrttive of~iciolt $ uY
thelr ,memory, and many moved to work on~to uplift the livel~hood lage of a out %3~ fwniliee of
out to nearby Huay Pung viWge of the o 1e at Baan Therd Thd eround 2,000 people.
1uat in case..." a locel teacher at ~'~aek) whlch wlll ~ecord� "It was a mini~war in it~eaf," said
Baan Hin Taek told The Notlon g to e p ins~ ch ib ~`ace iato a veteran villager .who ,witnessed
laat week juat as the bombudment � new development~~ the firat major armed . confronta-
of the new nron olda of Khun ~But t$e ermnent i conti~ tion between govexr~ment forcet
Sa's rebels north o~Baan Hln T~ek nuow ncon~f~ce tRer thtt Nd the Shan rebele in January.
wea windIng down once again. opertdont~j~oon found th~t Khua "11'1enY vlllagera have retumed.
- The apprehensive mood appa- �St'~ men ~had ~et up theft neM But othera have left forever. Some
rently hit the innocent villagers the ~trongholds tg~in tbout ~t kila of them came back, survey ed their
- hardest. "Man~y of them had trek- ~ metret inaide Thd terH ory~ at bombed�out houses and bodies of
ked acrosa hills wlth their childnn B~ ~o Lue~ north of Bi~n Therd their nlatives and left again," taid
and grandchildnn to Baan Wn Thei. About 4U hou~ea wete loceted; another vlllager.
Taek, only to move out again. there. Khun~Sa t Shun untted Atmy ~un S~ also known as Chang
"Many peopk told me the~+ hed vw ~et~~bp iU new ~trong~old Si�fl~ lud virtu~ built up Haan
wouldn't retum aince they didn t tt Bw~ Huey Yuak. A govbmment Hin ~faek in 196 to make it the
want to be hit in the crossiire," said l~licopter, w~ ~hot it on Feb 9~ hetdquutera of hia SUA move-.
a 1oca1 official who has been in ~pttkiug of~ R m or op tlont to ment tlthough it waa clear that hb
close touch with the Shan and lxal ~pe odt the ~ re~U who main ~etivlty waa to Vade in opium
villagara in the paat eight yeah aid, dtatt't' teem to hsve leuried thefr and to reaort to the luccative bu~-
~ neu of keeping in ~lou touch with .
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heroin refineries which dotted the Perhaps, they wete searching for fui~iei education in Taiwan. What .
Thai�BuRnese borders. dtugs but they didn't even ask the they teach here at Baan Hin Taek
Some local villagers may still villag
e headmen.,." is also based� on the Taiwanese
- defend Kliun Sa and deny The military and BPP personnel pattern. The school was set up in
that Baan H~n Taek was the centre have mwed out of Baan Therd 1973 but it was not until 1979
of drug�trafficking but evidence Thai and in charge now are ele� that the HilltribeAssistanceCentre
ftom various sources pointed to menU of the Seventh Company sent in Thai�language teachers. That
that fact. Most structures are con- Zone 5 of the BPP, a member o~' didn't prove to be very effective
crete�made and there is even a whom admitted that it would be either."
self~enerating power station here. a foanidable taslc to return nor- By August this year, she said
It s a rare vill~age in such i mali_ty_ to the area, at least 18 ch~ldren from Baan Hin
remote azea (40 kilometres from "W~ sometimes felt like we Taek, having finished the secondary
the main road} that could p'rove it- ~en sacrif3cial lambs sent hen to uhooling, would be flying to Taz�
self so self-sufFcient. be victans of the anger of aome ~r~, And that's the first batch
A local administrative offxial People out here. We are trying to from here to Taiwan. She wouldn't
said that the January o erations P~lfy them and e~x~
plain things to ~y Who is sponsoring the children's
~ ~ the villagers. It will tak~ time for ~rther education abroad.
igFt~hand mea o flee Baan Hin tO understand us," one police ~e school now howevet has
officer said.
Taek but it might have not cuf One of the 26 membas of been transferred to the provincial
off the heroin conncetion f~ any Baan Therd Thai village corr~ ~~cation body under Chiang Rai
~Bn~~~t WaY� mittee said: "We know that we are following the major operations
The government in Bangkok de- aliens making a living in 'Thailand. aBainst Khun Sa. On ~lay 10, a go-
clare'd soon after theo p erations that We aze g
rateful to Thai ho itali� vernment course would officially be
i n a u r
a t e d f
o r t h e f
i r s t t i m e.
at least three heroin ref3neries in ty. We know ~ye have no r' ts to M~hope the situation will im-
the area were desVoyed during the demand anything from Thailand, rove frum now on," the T h a i
op era t
i o n s a n d a l a rg e n u m b e r o f B u t t
h
e ope r a t i o n s w e n t o ugh: W e p
bags used to contain heroin were knew it was the big~est�ever acrions teacher said. About 12 more Thai-
found but local official sourcea said in the village and it'~ difficult to language teachers will be drawn
they weren't quite sure how much forget the scenes..." from the Mae Chan district adminis-
heroin waa found. In fact, tliey One major change at Baan Therd tration and the curriculum will
doubted that any s~'gnificant of Thai i~ the schooling system here. follow that set by the Education
refined narcotics waa found in the Once only the Chinese�language ~trY�
_ viIlage at all. was taught. Now, Thai authorities Apart from the schooling sys-
One villager more concemed have moved in to make auro that tem, the government has also set
about his own ~amage in the ~op era� Th~i is also part of the curriculum. down~ a long-term plan to develop
tions, recalled that he lost 40~,000 Btit? Therd That~ in muty wtys, Baan Therd Thai to recover from
- baht of property in that drive. isn't too diffennt from Mae Salong~ ~e heavy military operations.
the main uea of the rtmnants of ~ official survey has found
We were very, very acand whea ~e fottner 93rd Nationalist Chine9o ~at 800 houses in six villages~
the Jan 21 opecations broPe out," ~~~n to the west. All children ~e area were affected in the o~
he recalled. `We never ex xted it rations. Fourteen cars were dam
to erupt just like that. I myself fled were given onl Chiaese leawns.
to live with relatives at Baan Huay Bowl ~chui~ in that~sp~ect
too "~ur main pucpose is to encou-
Pung, thinking, that the situation y ~g rage proper agricultural develop-
would retum to normal the aext There are a total of 583 atudeab ment to replace opium and to
at the achools at Baan Therd Thai, create better understandin here "
d~y. But, on Jart 22, thert wu B ~
still shootmg all around. On Jan 23, divided into 380 boya aad 203 gid~, one official said, adding:
the authoriues declared the whole ~'lth 22 texhers, ZO of wham an '~pur devclopment plan won't be
area off limits. We all had to mave teaching Chinese wh~7e onty two devoted exclusively only to Baan
out..." ~ r~P~~ble fac the Thai kssons. ~ Taek. It will cover the whole
The Border Patrol Police from But since Tha~ lessons had never of the border areas with Baan Hin
Zone 6 later moved in to talce con� ~~e paat beea an important put Taek urving as the focal point."
trol of the village~, "We moved back of the schooling rystem here, the 'fhe master ~lan caIIs for the
- in during Jan Z3�29 bui w~ were ~unching of Tha~-language courses building of roads and other kinds of
told we couldn't move into our have roved a problem. infrastructure and to ensure econo-
own houses yet. Whea we finally ~~?eu ia the main langeiage ~c stability for the local villagers.
returned hanes after that, a lot of u~d Thai is tau~ht only four hours Substitute crops~, to phase out
our belongings and~property were per week. That is practically mean- opium will be an important ele-
gone or damaged. ~very thing wu tngless. Their daily life up here was ment in the overall plan which
ransacked. I lost several hundndi never de~e ndent on Thai. language would involve almost al~ ma~or
of thousands of cash myself. We before," Teacher Chanhom Kema- vernment agencies, including
were speechless and couldn't say ~ng, a young female teacher who ~restry , public health, administra-
enything..." an old villager said. had been here for thra yeazs ~on Iand reform, livestock hus-
A Chinese Haw said through an ~Plained, b~dry.
- interpreter that he had lost a large She said: "Children here ga~ Therd Thai !s due to get a
- quant~ty of 'ade, gold and other ~ve yet to feel part ~f the Thai facelift - a major shakeup and a
valuables w~e the fig,hting was on. ~iery. Their dream is W get their new lifestyle under the new master
plan.. But the sense of anxiety and
uncertainty remain, at least m the
CSO: 5300/5776 initial period when work has yet to
begin m earnest to offer the local
people what has been promised.
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i THAILAND
~
, .
~ ~ .
~ ~
EDITORIAL DISCUSSES NEED TO COMBAT PRO-KHUN SA INFLUENCES
Chiang Mai THIN THAI in Thai 14 May 82 p 3
[Editorial: "Influential Groups"J
[Textj The return of the forces of Khun Sa, or Chang Si Fu, has cost the life
of one more Thai. The news report stated that he was.a thahan phran irregular.
The return of these forces shows that ~he expulsion of these narcotics traffickers,
who are known throughout the world, did not achieve any results. A news report
has stated that they have set up a camp with 140 covered buildings. This
construction required the use of much manpower and took much time. Officials
did not know the reason for this until the clash when the officials who attacked
t:his group were able to seize the buildings.
� IL is thought that if Khun Sa had not shot an official because of mistakenly
thinking that they had come to suppress him, these people would still be living
there comfortably. They h~ve acted as if this Thai territory belongs to them
just as they did at Ban Hin Taek in Mae Chah District, Chiang Rai Province.
~ Many past government closed their eyes to th~m and allowed them to become
bolder. They greatly increased their strengttt in both manpower and weapons
and continually engaged in narcotics trafficking even though the entire world
knew.
Concerning the return of these forces, a government spokesman stated that
an influential group is supporting them. This group told Khun Sa that lie could
return and that government officials would not do anything. Unfortunately,
the government spokesman did not say who this influential group was. But it
is believed that the government is not sitting by idly and that it is taking
swift action against this influential group. It will not be a threat to the
state.
Thais have long wondered why past governments have neglected to carry out
i:heir duty. Some governments have allowed evil groups to enter the country.
Thai; is, ihey allowed the 93rd KMT Division to come in and settle down firmly
in Thailand at Doi Mae Salong in Mae Chan District, Chiang Rai Province, and
~at Tham Ngop in Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province. The government allowed
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this even though it knew that this was an evil group that was involved in
the narcotics trade. The claim that this was done in order to have them serve
as a defense line against the communists is not reasonable. National defense
is the duty of Thais. It is not necessary to bring in foreigners to do this
and then give them land on which Thais, the owners oi the country, cannot
step foot on. Besides this, this group has always been involved in the drug
trade. While they say that they are no longer involved in this trade, narcotics
suppression officials do not believe them. And nothing can be done because
high-ranking people have cited national security reasons to protect this evil
group.
Thailand belongs to the Thai people. People cannot turn over territory easily.
Once such groups are here, it is difficult to get rid of them. For example, the
KMT soldiers have raised families here but they still consider themselves
to be Chinese. They only say that they want to change their nationality and .
become Thai citizens. If these people are allowed to become Thai citizens,
this will show their power even more and Thais will become second-class citizens
even though they are the owners of the country. This matter should be considered
carefully.
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THAILAND
ADDICT TREATMENT STATISTICS, INCO?ylE REPORTED
Bangkok DAO SIAM in Thai 13 May 82 pp 3, 10
[Article: "More Than 100,000 Thai Addicts Are Unemployed"]
[Text] The Office of the Narcotics Control Board has reported that, in 1980,
- a total of 11,837 drug addicts went to state and private drug rehabilitation
centers for treatment. It is estimated that there are 8-12 times as many addicts
who are not undergoing treatment. Thus, it is estimated that there are presently
at least 100,000 addicts in Thailand.
These data were gathered in 1979 and 1980 from people who voluntarily went
to public and private rehabilitation centers for treatment. The data were
reported to the ONCB. In 1979, 7,578 addicts voluntarily went to 28 rehabilitation
centers for treatment. In 1980, .11,83' addicts went to 39 rehabilitation centers
= for treatment.
_ As for the types of drugs used, more than 80 percent of those who came for
treatment used No 4 heroin. In particular, No 4 heroin was used the most by
those in Bangkok and in the south.
Opium was the drug preferred by those in the north and northeast. And the
thing worth noting is that the use of amphetamines, or "horse medicine," is
on the rise in the northeast.
Besides this, it was learned that 96 percent of those who came for treatment
were Thais and that 95:8 percent were men. Only 4.2 percent were women. The
statistics were similar for both years. Most addicts were in the 21-25 age
group. This was the same in every region.
Most of those wh~~ came for treatment did not have an income. It is understood
t;hat the addicts rely on their parents, relatives or others to pay for the
drugs.
A researcher said that this report shows the spread of drug abuse in Thailand
by relying only on data obtained from addicts who voluntarily came for treatment.
If the number of addicts who have not come for treatment is to be estimated,
this must be done tentatively and it will take a long time. However, those
concerned estimate that the number of addicts who have not gone for treatment
is 8-12 times as large~ If this is true, it means that there are at least
- 100,000 addicts in Thailand.
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. THAILAND
POLICE MP.JOR IMPLICATED IN MARIHUANA THEFT
Bangkok MATICHON in Thai 17 May 82 pp 1, 12
[Article: "The Chief Inspector At the Provincial Police Station In Pak Thong
~ Chai District Was Quickly Transferred. Marihuana "salad" Is Evidence"]
- ['T'ext] It has been proposed that the chief inspector at the Nakhon Ratchasima
pro~~incial police station in Pak Thong Chai District be transferred to the
- Commissi~ner's Office of the Provincial 1. He was implicated in the mysterious
disappeara~lce of 53 bags of marihuana. The owner of the marihuaria has been
arrested. Preparations are being made to get rid of some corrupt policemen.
A MATICHON reporter in Nakhon Ratchasima Province has reported that he was
informed by a news source in the Commissioner's Office of the Provincial 2
tha~, at present, Police Lieutenant General Rut Kantharat, the Commissioner
of the Commissioner's Office of the Provincial 2, has proposed to Police General
Suraphon Chulaphrahom, the direc~or-general of the Police Department, that
Police Major Subancha Kamonket, ~he chief inspector at the provincial police
station in Pak Thong Chai District, be transferred to the Police Department.
However, the report s~ated that Police General Suraphon will instead transfer
this man to the government reserves of the Commissioner's Office of the Provincial
1. This has resulted because an investigation showed that he was involved
in the theft of 53 bags of marihuana that had been seized as evidence. Grass
was st:uffed in the bags and the marihuana was taken and sold. This happened
aft:er police officials seized 61 baqs of maril.~uana weighing 1,200 kilograms.
The news report sta~ed that, concerning this matter, at present, high-ranking
police officers of the Commissioner's Office of the Provincial 2 are quickly
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conducting an investigation. When the investigation has been completed, i~
is expected that several other policemen will face both disciplinary and criminal
punishment. On 14 May, officials arrested Mr Bun, or Lek, the owner of the
marihuana even though he was not implicated in the investigation report.
- The same reporter reported that on 4 February, Police Lieutenant Colonel Bunmi
Chitkaeo, a T.L. inspector, arrested Mr Subin Duangchai and seized his 10-wheeled
truck, license No Loei 70-0157, toqether with the marihuana. He turned the
man and evidence over to Police Sub-Lieutenant Chaiprakon Phanthong, the officer

J on duty at the provincial police station in Pak Thong Chai District, at 1100
hours on 5 February for further handling of the case. The case was investigated
and the file was sent to the court. The court tried the case and sentenced
Mr Subin to 3 years in prison.
However, during that period, a large quantity of the marihuana that had been
seized disappeared. Police Lieutenant General Narong Mahanon, the deputy director-
general of the Police Department, ordered Police Major General Niyom Kanchanawat,
the deputy commander of C.K., to go and conduct an investigation. He discovered
that the 53 bags of marihuana had really disappeared. Following this, Police
Lieutenant General Rut put Police Major General Thawatchai Phithak, the deputy
commissioner of,the provincial 2, in charge of a team of high-ranking police
officers from the Commissioners' Office of the Provincial 2 and from the Nakhon
Ratchasima provincial police precinct. The team's task was to conduct an
investigation and hand out both disciplinary and criminal punishment to those
who are quilty of wrongdoing.
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THAILAND
LAO OPIUM TRAFFICKERS ARRESTED IN LOEI
Bangkok DAO SIAM in Thai 18 May 82 pp 1, 2
[Article: "Two Lao Men With Opium Valued At 10 Million Cross Into Thailand"]
[Text] Two Lao men who had crossed over into Thailand to sell opium were arrested�
The trail led to merchants in Bangkok. The deputy provincial governor and
police officials devised a plan and arrested them together with evidence weighing
15 kilograms. They found two large baskets that had been smuggled into the
country and that contained narcotics.
A DAO SIAM reporter in Loei has reported that Mr Mangkon Krongsuwan, the deputy
governor of Loei Province, and a group of policemen including Police Major
Kaeo Thicharoen, the ctrief inspector at the provincial police stati~~n in Chiang
Khan District, Police Major Prasit Sirikla, an inspector, Police Captain Pramot
Yiemthat, the deputy inspector at the Loei provincial police station in Muang
District, several other police officers and officials from the Mekong River
Operations Unit joined together to make a plan to arrest drug dealers from
Laos who were going to ship narcotics to Thai dealers in an area north of
Ban Phabaen in Buhom Commune, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province. An agent
had reported that this would definitely take place.
Then at 1700 hours on 17 May, all the officials went and surrounded this area,
which is near the Mekong River on the Thai side. They saw two Lao men row
a boat across and dock along the bank. When the two Lao men saw the plainclothes
officials, they called out "are you ready?" When our officials replied "yes,"
the two Lao men hurried up to them. The officials then seized them without any
resistance. They also seized the evidence that the two were carrying and the
bags. There were a total of 16 bags of opium weighing 15 kilograms.
From the investigation, the two Lao men were identified as Mr Somyot, age
40, and Mr Nak, age 38. They lived in Pak Mi Village in Sanakham District,
Vientiane Province, Laos. It was learned that they had arranged to meet merchants
� whom they were in frequent contact with. Later, merchants from Bangkok were
to come and take all the drugs to Bangkok.
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However, after the completion of the investigation, the officials placed the
two Lao suspects under arrest on charges of entering the country illeqally
and of having narcotics in their possession. As for the value of the narcotics
that were seized, on foreiqn markets the drugs would have been worth tens
of millions of baht.
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1'HAILAND
BRIEIFS
OPIUM SEIZED IN CHIANG MAI--At 1200 hours on 12 May 1982, Police Captain Chirawat
- Luongsuphawibun, a police official with the Sam Yot Suppression Division who
had gone to Chiang Mai Province on official business, learned that.drug traffickers
were going to meet at the Saen Suk bungalow on Chottana Road in Chang Phuok
Commune, Muang District,Chiang Mai Province. He thus joined a group disguised ~
as merchants and made contact to purchase drugs. They met five drug dealers:
Mr r~opphaphon Phaosurikan, age 32, who lives a~ No 96, Mahachai Commune, Muang
District, Samut Sakhon Province; Mr Aphorn Amkrom, age 25, who lives at No
193, Village 1, Khi Lek Commune, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province; Mrs
_ Bunrim Ongsong, age 35, who lives at No 6, Village 3, Ban Bao Commune, Mae
_ Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province; Mr Saming Chinna, age 25, who lives at
No 95, Village 1, Khi Lek Commune, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province;
and Mr Silachon Yonbua, age 30, who lives at No 25, Village 1, Khi Lek Commune,
Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province. After they agreed to purchase 12 kilograms
at a price of 15,000 baht per kilogram for a total of 180,000 baht, the five
drug dealers brought the 12 kilograms of cooked opium and gave it to Police
Captain Chirawat and the other officers. They immediately revealed that they
were police officers and arrested the group and seized the evidence. They
were turned over to Police Captain Sainan Chantharasak, the officer on duty
at the Chiang Mai provincal police station in the district, for further investiga-
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CANADA
BRIEFS
HASHISH TRAFFICKING CHARGE--A Walkley Road man, arrested after what Ottawa
police say is the biggest drug bust in the force's history, has been
remanded in custody to await a Tuesday bail hearing. Runald Karl Howell,
25, appeared in court Friday, charged with possession of a narcotic for the
purpose of trafficking. Police made the arrest Thursday, about 12 hours
after seizing hashish with an estimated street value of $1 million. Staff ~
- Insp. John McCombie said the haShish was found in a parlced car in Ottawa's
south end by the city's morality division at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Its value
was put at about $1 million. Police say the investigation is continuing
and would not release any other details. [Text] [Ottawa THE WEEKEND CITIZEN
in English 22 May 82 p 42]
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BOLIVIA
PAPER CALLS FOR ECONOMIC AID TO COCA ERADICATION EFFORTS
La Paz PRESENCIA in 6panish 13 May 82 p 3
[Editorial: "Eradication ~f Coca Plantations"]
[Text] There are moral questions and the m~t~er of international prestige
that force us to take measures to wipe out ~nd, insofar as possible, prevent
the manufacture of cocaine in our cou~try. It is our own obligation but one
matched by its overriding importance to countries whose inhabitants have an
alarmingly high rate of use of the drug.
An analysis of causes resulting in a.prol~feration of laboratoriea in Bolivia
leads us to two conclusiona. First of ali, situation is due to the fact
that it was possible to obtain the raw material with relative ease and at a
price advantageous to drug traffiekers, mea~ing that it is a tempting operation
despite the risks run. Second, because of th~ afor~nentioned fact, it is
necessary to eradicate the manufacturing proc~~s in its early stages: where
the raw material is produced and freely marketed. Consequently, the most re-
cent provisions have provided for and, to saae extent, resulted in actions
aimed at restricting growing areas to a limit in keeping with ~egitimate needs
for coca and control of its marketing. If ineasures ar~ not taken during the
stages preceding manufacture, later control Would be extremely diff icult, as
experience has shown. ~
What has happened in recent weeks in the Yapacani areas, where coca plantations
are now being destroyed, gives us th~ fixst indications of what must be done
and the possibilities of tur~ing good intentions into practical applications.
There, peasants l~ave agr~ed t~at coca plat~tations are to be e~iminated, but th
they have asked for campensation, ~specially in the way of education, health,
technical assistance to improve other.produ~ts and improvementa in means of
communication. The solution has been relatively easy because there are no
large plantations in the.area, a total of abouC 100 hectares with very few
peasants having over l hectare. In most caees, they had only part of a hectare
and said themselvea that they only met the needs of fatmhands who chew coca.
In other areas, however, there will undoubtedly be greater resistance because
coca is more widely grown and is an essential means of income for peasantst
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In the case of Yapacani, compensation will not be particularly onerous and to
a good extent, corresponds to plans which the government already anticipated
carrying out within the near future as part of its policy of development and
of improving living conditions.
On the other hand, in Yungas and Chapare, the two major coca growing regions,
it will be necessary to think about much more costly plans dealing with much
greater areas, plans to be carried out in medium-range terms. We do not be-
lieve, especially in view of Bolivia's current economic situation, that plans
for compensation and crop substitution can be carried out. There are social
reasons and questions of justice that prevent one from simply resorting to the
job of destroying coca plantations and leaving the peasants to fend for them-
selves. As painful and alarming as this may be, it is a fact that cannot be
ignored:
- It is essential to have economic aid and technical assistance, either from
interested governments or international organizations. It is urgent that they
all be convinced of this. If we do not have such support, the current situation
could still be partially alleviated by the good will of national authorities,
but we could not go very far and we might therefore risk criticism.
It is f itting to point this out in order to avoid problems that might later
arise.
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BOLIVIA
- ANTIDRUG COUNCIL REPORTS LIMITED MEANS, EQUIPMENT
La Pas PRESENCIA in Spanish.l6 May 82 p 10
[Text] Bolivia is fighting ~,lopsided battle against drug trafficking, using
limited resources and obsolete.weapons preventing action fram being successful
in eradicating the evil.
- Newsmen invited to cover information on.the development of antidrug actions
saw the limited means used in such operations and observed the precarious condi-
tions for the physical safety of law enforcement dff icers and for the movement,
transportation and food of police forces.
Last weekend, the National Council for the Fight Against Drug Traff icking began
the second phase of the plan to f ight the illegal production of coca and co-
caine. The operation was designed to discover and dismantle factories, labora-
tories and storage facilities in the.vast Chapare region.
Members of the press, who accompanied the commission headed by Col Raul Gonza-
lez Ferry, director of the council, were able to see that these operations are
carried out under conditions disadvantageous for police. The lack of good
means of com~unication and transportation enables drug traffickers to use more
~ sophisticated means, which often wreck plans aimed at discovering or arresting
them. .
Newsmen were able to witness such operations. The police are taken in trucks
starting out early in the morning, without even backpacks in which to carry'
their emergency food supply, gun, ammunition and dry rations. In operations
carried out a few days ago, the press was told that police off icials and offi-
cers.stayed in the zones in question, living off water and bananas. They had
to carry their weapons in one hand and flashlf.ghts in the other.
Cocaine Seized
Operations in the second phase included the areas of Eterazma, Isiboro and
San Isidro, where 13 factories were discovered and dismantled. Three labora-
tories were destroyed on Senda Victoria, each having two wells. In Eterazama,
_ there were three factories with three wells; on Senda Bayer, two factories with
two wells each; in San Isidro, two factories with a total of four wells; in
Isiboro, two factories with three double wells; and in Lauquena, one factory
with two wells.
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The amount of the drug seized was 8 kil.ograms 100 grams. The report states
that in Chimore, 6 kilograms of cocaine sulfate were confiscated; in Lauquena,
Villa Tunari and Senda Victoria, 500 gr~uns in each; 3,350 grams in Senda; and
250 grams near Villa Tunari.
During the operations, 28 persons were arrested and are under investigation
to determine their degree of guilt. Council authorities seized 40 drums of
coca and burned over 100 drums of coca being ground in the discovered plants.
These operations were carried out by personnel fram t~he Directorate for the
Control of Dangerous Substances, with trained officers.
Council off icials have repeated that the means and resources available for
- this task are extremely limited compared with those used by traff ickers. The
operations were headed by Col Raul Gonzalez Ferry and Col Carlos Zapata,
director of the Directorate for the Control of Dangerous Substances. ~
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BOLIVIA
BRIEFS
- COCA CENSUS--The Military Geographic Inst~,tute (INSGEOMIL).has announced that
it has concluded the census of coca in the couritry and that the information
has been turned over to the National Computer Center (CENACO) f or processing.
INSEGEOMIL completed the census as the result vf an agreement signed with the
National Directorate for the Control of Dangerous Substances within the frame-
work of the general plan being carried out by the goverrnnent f or the replace-
- ment of these crops with other products. Gen Hernan Alfaro Cortez, director
of INSGEOMIL, stated that "based on preliminary data, one can conclude that
in recent years, coca plantations have increased 300.percent." However, he
gave no figures. During the survey, informal interviews were conducted with
peasants concerning substitutes for the crops. Opinions were gathered on the
plan and on the effects it will have on the econo~my and agricultural work in
the sector. Income would drop substantially because, it was explained, "there
is nd farm product that can replace the yield of coca. Furthermore, any other
- crop requires work that is difficult for small farmers." [Text] [La Paz
PRESENCIA in Spanish 16 May 82 p 10] 11,464
CROP REDUCTION PLAN--Cochabamba, 25 May (HOYj--It will inevitably be necessary
to resort to a 5-year plan to reduce coca plantations if countries in the
'international community which are affected by cdcaine do not lend adequate
and systematic aid to the program. This is the salient c~nclusion of the
document signed here by members of the National Council for the Fight Against
Drug Traff icking and farua leaders from Chapare. The document emphasizes that
at the conclusion of the 5-year plan to reduce coca crops, "production and leg
legal demand will be balanced." Chapare farmers who have coca crops have ,
pledged to lend all respective cooperation for the government's aim of reduc-
ing crops of the plant used to make cocaine. Farmers in the trop~cal region
_ of Cochabamba also believe that the government must undertake vast new pro-
. grams for other types of products to replace coca and basic local construction
in order to make it possible to promote plantations of citrus fruits, bananas,
soybean crops, rice and other products. [Text] [La Paz HOY in Spanish 2
~ 26 May 82 p 5] 11,464
HIGHER COCA PRICE DEMANDS--Cochabamba (HOY)--Peasants and settlers in Chapare
are urging the government to autho~ize a'price in~rease for coca in order to
help them meet the high cost of living, "which mainly affects peasants," they
- say. Representatives of the farmers are now in La Paz for the purpose of per-
suading the government organi2ations involved to grant the authorization
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resultinfi in such a price increase for the product used to make cocaine. Cur-
rent price for the product in Chapare, as set by the government, is 4,000
pesos per load (two drums, 50 pounds each), which farmers want raised to 8,000.
Agricultural leaders have reported that coca crops require care and the util-
itation of fertilizer and other products which are purchased on the local mar-
ket at high prices. They say that production "is no longer profitable" and
that they "cannot even support their families." Officials from the National
Cauncil for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking have held meetings with Chapare
peasants and settlers but were unable to agree on prices "and consequently, it
was decided to go to La Paz to higher levels," it was stated here. In a report
on the conclusions of the meetings, coca producers said they resolutely sup-
~ ported execution of the different phases of the 5-year plan to reduce coca
crops. However, they say that the government should adjust the price of the
product "in order to partially alleviate the.economic problems of families
living in Chapare." [Text] [La Paz HOY in Spanish 25 May 82 p 5] 11,464
GOMEZ SUES U.S. AMBASSADOR--La Paz, 19 May (LATIN-REUTER)--Former Interior
Minister Luis Arce Gomez has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Ambassador Edwin Corr,
_ who had accused him of engaging in drug trafficking, demanding that the U.S.
diplomat supply proof of his charge. In a brief submitted to the court, Arce
Gomez said Corr's diplomatic iimnunity does not excuse him from submitting proof
of his accusation. According to Arce Gomez' witness, Jaime Ponce Caballero,
Corr supposedly accused Arce Gomez pu~licly of drug trafficking. The former
minister said the diplomat should either prove this or retract his accusation
publicly. According to the U.S. television program "60 minutes," the text of
which was published by a local paper yesterday, Arce Gomez and other Bolivian
officers have also been accused by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency of partici-
pating in cocaine trafficking. [Text] [PY192335 Buenos Aires LATIN in Spanish
2038 GMT 19 May 82]
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� MEXICO
NATIONAL GAMPAIGN COORDINATOR REPORTS ON RESULTS IN STATES
Reduction of 90 Percent Claimed
Hermosillo EL Il~ARCIAL in Spanish 6 May 82 pp 1, 8
[Text] Samuel Alba Leyva, second assistant prosecutor of ~ustice in the nation and
- national coordinator of the permanent campaign against drugs, claimed that, thanks
to the constant action of forces from the Office of the Attorney General of the;
Republic and the National Army, drug production has declined 90 percent in the
country. The ~udicial off icial arrived in this town yesterday to evaluate the
results of the action taken by the federal police authorities in their battle
against the production of poppies and marihuana, which he described as "magnificent,"
stating that last month alone, in the Sahuaripa and Cumpas area, 33.4 hectares of
poppies which already had a height of 60 cen*imeters were destroyed.
He said: "A fundamental goal of the government of the republic is to keep up the
campaign constantly and intensively, because we know that if we let down slightly
the drug production could resume and then our effort would be relatively fruitless."
In addition to reviewing the work done against drug production, it is the purpose
of Alba Leyva's tour through the northeestern part of the country to make a detailed
reconnaissance of the possible areas where poppies and marihuana may be grown, so
as to concentrate there a certain number of fumigating airplanes and helicopters
with the goal of not leaving a single plantation undestroyed.
With regard to the escape o~ drug traffickers from Sinaloa to other states in the
northern section of the country, specifically into the mountains of Sonora, Chihua-
hua and Durango, Alba Leyva gave assurance that 60 percent of the personnel working
in the campaign have been concentrated in those locations, and that the action of
the Attorney G~eneral's office will reach them wherever they go.
He added that, with the discovery of that illegal activity and the termination of
it at its base, Sonora has natually ceased to be a state for drug "traffic" and
this is w~hy there are few drug seizures and drug trafficker captures, although
the latter are seeking substitutes such as South American cocaine and other psycho-
tropic substances. .
He reiterated the fact that the campaign has hrought magnificent results all over
the country,~which has merited for the Mexican Government recognition from the
United Nations and other world agencies. ~
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_ With regard to the disappearance of fixed checkpoints set up by the Federal
Judicial Police on highways, the second assistant general prosecutor of justice
said that th's has happened because they are easily evaded by the drug traffickers,
who have information on the sites where they are established. However, they have
been replaced by the �'mobile units" since these have been proven far more effective
owing to the suddenness of their action.
Moreover, Raul Calvillo, director of drug control for the Office of the Attorney
General of the Republic, claimed that few plantations have actually been destroyed
in Sonora, because they are usually located on the border with Chihuahua, and
belong to that jurisdction.
He stressed that poppy and marihuana production has declined considerably on the
national level, and hence the success of the campaign has prompted those engaged
in this unlawful activity to seek new cultivation techniques, s~ as to evade the
_ action of the police and National Army.
He disclosed that one of those systems is to reduce the growing areas because,
whereas in 1976 areas of up to 2,500 square meters were discovered, at present
they do not exceed 450 square meters.
_ Finally, he noted that the antidrug campaign is focused on the destruction oi
the plantations before they produce seed, so as to prevent the latter from being
used and planted again.
The judicial authorities have visited Tijuana, Mexicali, San Luis-Rio Colorado,
Ensenada, La Paz and Hermosillo. Yesterday afternoon they returned to Mexico
City.
Editorial Comment
_ Hermosillo EL IMPARCIAL in Spanish 10 May 82 Sec D p 4
[Text] According to the assessment made by the assistant prosecutor of justice of
- the nation and national coordinator of the antidrug campaign, Samuel Alba Leyva,
_ drug production has declined by 90 percent in the countr~ and has nearly disappear-
ed from the state of Sonora.
The results of the campaign, which the Attorney General's Office and the Army are
keeping up constantly, were described as "magnificent."
And, in fact, they are. The battle to curb the growing of poppies or marihuana is
one with special features. Drug addiction, although it has declined worldwide,
- still reaches stratospheric numbers, represented by hundreds of millions of
. dollars. The American addicts consume about 4.5 metric tons of heroin alone, per
year, which, when converted into dollars, are many millions for the poor growers
and far more for the drug traffickers.
The charm of drugs does notlie only in the paradise promised to those who escape
- reality, but also in the large profits produced for those engaged in the dirty
business.
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As the assistant prosecutor remarked, the campaign to control drugs must be
intensive and constant. "If we let down slightly, the drug production could
resume and then our effort would be relatively fruitless."
And it has been in many places, because there is no other crop which can compete
with drugs in monetary terms. In Thailand, Burma, Turkey, Colombia, Bolivia and
many places vigorous campaigns have been undertaken to detect and put an end to
the poppy and marihuana plantations. In Mexico, the antidrug operation has been
under way for several years. Hundreds of small plots, scattered over the most
rugged mountain Cerrain, have to be discovered. The 2, 4-D, used to defoliate the
poppy plants before the harvest,~s an expensive herbicide and has to be sprinkled
by fumigating helicopters or planes. The forces participating in the campaign
often have to withstand shootouts with the growers or trafficers. The risks are
real and numerous.
Unfortunately, the method of inerely destroying the crops is not the most effective
one for drug control. Howe~~er, it is the one that has the most national and inter-
- national backing. The UN Fund for Control of Drug Abuse and the United States
Government are devoting large sums for programs to eradicatP plantations. But
the problem is that other fields appear again and the radical solution is never
forthcoming. The method should be one of replacing crops, not only destraying
the drug crops, but also teaching the farmer~ to plant other income-producing
- products.
_ In any event, the results achieved here in Mexico have been "magnificent." Those
responsible for the control have done a stupendous j~b, which is worthy of praise.
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MEXICO
MOVING VAN USED TO SHIP MARIHUANA
Shipment to Border Seized ~
Nuevo Laredo EL MANANA in Spanish 7 May 82 Sec B p 6
[Text] Marihuana worth 2 million pesos on the black market was seized by Federal
J~tdicial Police forces who, at the same time, captured the drivers of the moving
truck in which it was being carried to the Ciudad Mier border, namely, Angel
Medina Galeana and Jose Luis Andrade Rodriguez, the guide Gustavo Dominguez Jaime,
and the one to whom they were taking it in that town, Adolfo Rios Moreno.
The 1972 model Dodge moving van with Federal Public Service licence plates H-48~1.,
with the trade name Victoria Furniture and Moving, was intercepted by the Federal
Police on the Monterrey-Miguel Aleman highway, in the vicinity of Ciudad Mier,
and in it they discovered 63 cardboard boxes containing marihuana weighing 465
kilograms, concealed in special compartments.
Angel Medina Galeana and Jose Luis Andrade Rodriguez stated that they were coming
from Papanoa, a site in the state of Guerrero, from which they were transporting
the marihuana to Ciudad Mier, for which trip they would each earn 5,000 pesos;
adding that an individual named Gustavo Dominguez Jaime was the person who had
been guiding them from that location.
Dominguez Jaime was arrested and confessed that, riding in a 1976 Ford Maverick
car with Nuevo Leon license Flates RNV 541, he was guiding the drivers of the
- truck in which the marihuana was being carried, and that it was to be offered for
sale to Adolfo Rios Moreno, who was also arrested.
Yesterday, the case was still in the hands of Comdr Siordia who, in turn, will
turn it over to the agency of the Federal Public Ministry headed by Calzada Vejar.
Moreover, the Federal Judicial Police headquarters denied that forces from that
entity had made a raid a few days ago at the Quinta Hotel located in Mina,
= between Juarez and Matamoros, with a tip that armed individuals had gone to that
location, and that they had searched all the rooms seeking traffickers in human
beings as well as drugs.
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Traffickers Jailed
Nuevo Laredo EL MANANA in Spanish 12 May 82 Sec B p 6
[TextJ Angel Me~3ina Galeana, Jose Luis Andrade Rodriguez, Gustavo Dominguez Jaime
and Adolfo Rios Moreno were ordered officially imprisoned as individuals guilty
of a crime against health in the degrees of marihuana possession, transportation
and trafficking.
Medina Galeana and Andrade Rodriguez were driving a moving type van and were inter-
cepted by Federal Judicial Police forces on the Monterrey-Miguel Aleman highway, .
in the vicinity of Ciudad Mier, and in it they had very carefully concealed in
special compartments 63 boxes containing marihuana which weighed 465 kilograms.
The police succeeded in arresting Gustavo Dominguez Jaime who, in a 1975 Ford
Maverick car with Nuevo Leon license plates ENV-541, had been guiding them from
a site known as Papanoa in the state of Guerrero, to Ciudad Mier, where they were
to sell the marihuana to Adolfo Rios Moreno, who is also under arrest.
The drugs in question, valued at 2 million pe~~os on the black market, were to be
taken to the United States across the Rio Grai~de, as they.themselves admitted.
The moving van driver stated that they had been hired in Papanoa, Guerrero, by
some individuals who offered them the sum of 5,000 pesos, and that Dominguez
Jaime had been guiding them from the site, sQ that they could deliver it to Rios
Moreno in Ciudad Mier. ~
The evidence against them is overwhelming, and served as the basis for the order
of official imprisonment issued by the third district judge.
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truck in which the Federal Police found 465 kilograms of marihuana; Gustavo Dominguez
Jaime, who was guiding them in a 1975 Ford Mavericlc with Nuevo Leon license plates
from Papanoa in the state of Guerrero to Ciudad Mier, where they intended to sell
it to Adolfo Rios Moxeno.
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MEXICO
BRIEFS .
ZONAL CAMPAIGN RESULTS--The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic is
contir~uing the battle against the drug traffic indefatigably, and during April
it succeeded in arresting and holding for trial 73 persons who were in some
way connected with the activities proscribed by law. This statement was made
by Hector Aviles Castillo, coordinator of Zone 06 in the permanent campaign
against drug trafficking, who noted that five vehicles used for engaging in
thPir activities had been confiscated. He also said that seizures were made
of 989 kilograms and 412 grams of marihuana, 785 grams of seed of the same
grass and 1 kilogram and 380 grams of poppy seed. In addition, 41 grams of
opium gum were seized. Commenting on the destruction of plantations, Aviles
Castillo remarked that 737 poppy plantations over an expanse of 160,530 square
meters, 25 marihuana plantations covering 1,420 square meters and 11 mixed
plantations on 3,000 square meters had been fumigated mechanically. He added
that, with the aid of Task F~rce Condor, 1,202 poppy plantations, 64 marihuana
plantations and one mixed one, distributed over 532,633,15,290 and 240 square
- meters, respectively, were destroyed manually. After providing the statistics,
Aviles Castillo stated that the work done by the personnel from the Office of
' the Attorney General of the Republic included the location of a marihuana seedbed
_ the plants in which had reached a height of 50 centimeters, and which was razed
to prevent its commercialization. [Text] [Culiacan EL SOL DE SINALOA in Spanish
9 May 82 pp 1, 6] 2909
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
MARIHUANA RAIDS STALLED WHEN HELICOPTER UNAVAIIABLE
_ Port-of-Spain TRINIDAD GUARDIc~T in English 26 May 82 p 18
~Text~
THE recent de~trucrion
of marijuana throughout The senior officer said s a i d t h a t t h e r e w a s
the country is not eny new that sometime ago the certainlY a lull in these
- ~~xercise, but . it had ceased Police Coma~issioner, Mr. m a r i,j u a n a Sa i d s, t o
tor aome time owing to. Randolph Burrougha facilitate ~lana and
certain problem: which : mQUnted a series oi aerial . discuseions for the sprayiag
include the obtaiaing of the raida destroying marijuane of mari,~uana plantations.
M i n i s t r y o f N a t i o n a 1 fields mosdy on crown lands Some of theae discussioas,
Security helicopter, in Rio Claro~ Biche and the' he said, were held with
A senior police officer NoRlurn Range. , personnel from tbe Ministry
discloaed yesterdaq that of Health and other
unavailability of t6e governmental agenciea,,
6elioopter whfch was not. TRAFFICKING ~co`ncerned over the~~effect
the only problem was the spraying will have on
caused throu~hh either lack . The Commissioner had the soil, plant life and the
ot crew, tepaus or service. : annouaced ~ ~t he was
He said that hitherto concerned about :he large villagers who reside in the
there were raids involving amount of marijuana seized neighbouring vicinity.
several members of the which was more than The senior officer
Protective Services who r e q u i r e d f o r 1 o c a 1 disclosed that although he
consumprion and suapected w a s 6 app y a b o u t t h e
were wounded by trap guns, success of Mr. Burroughs's
and in one case Const. t h a t t h e r e w a s
Estaphan . Edwards of internationai trafficking � exercises~ 6e noted the
Mayaro Pohce Station was ~ iavotvm South American heavy weather which sCme
wounded. and Cancom counMea. . officers were attempting to
The Constable aas flown ~ m a k e a s t h o u g h t h e
to the United StaEes of Mr. Burrougha had issued c o m m i s a i o n e r w a s
a release about cocaide and condoning something.
America where he received dru related crimos, and T6e senioc ofticer said
surgical treatmeat, but � g'
s t i 11 a u f f e r s f r o m a n t h e d a a g e r~ o f t h i s that these officers should
im~ ent. , i~4ternatioaal trend which sto~ try,ing 'to hide the
~s a result of this included the importadon of m~or cnmes trom the news
impedimenc, the , Police ~d ~~~~on into media.
Service Second Division ~e ~h7:� He said that although the
Officers~S36Cianon wrote ~ In an effort to aurb the . 6elicopter was aot in
the Police Administradon i m p e n d i a g e x p 1 o s i v e operation for some rime
commenting on the danger situation, the persons like Inspectors
of the lives of policemea commiaaioner instituted Joseph Bcuce and Radolph
involved in the exercise, and certaia coastal patrol Steele are always doing
_ even advised on protecrive y~~~g1eS, w h a t t h e y c o n 1 d t o
gears. The seaior . yatice, oHicer eradicate the prnblem on
foot. _
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EGYPT
BRIEFS
THREE DRUG SEIZURES--During March, the border guard forces foiled three attempts
to smuggle a total of 4 tons of drug~ valued at some 40 million pounds. Informa-
_ tion obtained by Brig Gen Wahbi Ibrahim Muhammad Habib, co~ander of the border
guard intelligence service, confirmed that drug smugglers had prepared a series
of plans to land shipments of drugs in three batches using small floats to carry
them to shore or smuggling them inside fishing boats and launches at varioue
times and in various places. Border guard commander Ma~ Gen 'Ali Faruq al-Sahn
gave the order to prepare the necessary plans and atake-outs to pursue t:~e
smugglers east of the Sidi Barrani area over various roads and trails and open
terrain through the desert and along the seacoast. The first smuggling opera-
tion took place on 7 March when the forces, along with an intelligence and
security group, succeeded in seizing 26 packages of drugs weighing a total of 1
ton in the al-Ma'adiyah area east of Abu Qabr. The smugglers escaped after
releasing the shipment. The second operation occurred on 13 March when the
forces were able to seize 5 containers of hashish powder in the al-Anfushi
area of Alexandria. The powder, which was to be processed locally after the
additior~ of henna, weighed 1 ton. The forces apprehended four suspects. The
last operation occurred on 18 March when the forces succeeded in seizing a
Toyota vehicle driven by~the smugglers, who were able to escape. The seizure
followed a 3-day chase that included an exchange of fire with the smugglers
south of the city of Bahi~ in the Westem Desert. Some 2 tons of drugs were
discovered. [Text] [Cairo AL-JUMHURIYAH in Arabic 20 Mar 82 pp l, 7] 8591
POWDERED OPIUM--Yesterday, 40 containers of powdered hashish weighing one-half
ton and a sack of opium were seized in the al-'A,jami area of Alexandria. The
drugs were valued at 15 million pounds. Ma~ Gen Faruq al-Sahn, commander of
the border guard forces, formed the plan to seize the drugs in cooperation with
the Narcotics Department in Alexandria. Ma~ Gen Samih al-Tuhami, chief of
staff of the border guard forces, supervised the execution of the plan. The
investigation was conducted by Muhammad al-Tawari, first deputy proaecutor of
Alexandria. [Text] [Cairo AL-JUMHURIY'AH in Arabic 20 Mar 82 pp l, 7] 8591
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IRAN
BRIEFS
OPIUM, HEROIN SEIZURES--According to a report by the Central Newa Unit, 11
bags of opium, weighing a total of 80 kg, 'co~;ether with one 45-mQn Colt hand-
gun were seized from a smuggler by the pe~:svn:~el of the headquarters for
fight against narcottcs~ in Quctian. The aforeb~id smuggler together with 11
others smugglers were arrested in tfie Quchan region and handed over to ~ udi-
cial authorites. Als~o a quantitq of 36 kg of opium wer~ seized from a smuggler
by the headquarters for ftght against narcotics~ and the strike squad of the
Islamic revolution comm~:ttee in Tabas. Tlie smuggler was handed over to
~udicial autfiorities~. The public relations office of the central headquarters
for fight against na~cotics~ of the Islamic revolution co~ittee in Mashhad
has also announced that in the past 2 days the guards from this headquarters
have managed to seize more than 2 kg of heroin and 1 kg of opium from nar-
cotics distributo~rs. [Text~ [LD150018 Tehran Domestic Service in Persian
~ 1630 GMT 14 Jun 82]
PLAN TO COMBAT DRUGS--Tehran, 2 Jun (IRNA)--Th~ latest developments in the
warfronts and social and political issues of the country were discussed in
the cabinet meeting this morning cliaried b y Prime Minister Musavi. In the
meeting Intertor Mtnister Nateq-nuri presented a plan to combat drug smuggling
and narcotics use, which was approved. During the session the cabinet approved
allocation of some 635 ~millfon rials for various cultural and athletic projects.
Donations and gtfts including 3ewelry and gold, given by the people from var-
> ious cities~, were given to tfie government authorities after the cabinet ses-
sion. That in~luded srnne 5 million rials in cash donated by the people of
Neyshabur, Khorasan Province. jText] [LD022104 Tehran IRNA in English 1920
GMT 2 Jun 82]
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ISRAEL
DRUG USE DATA SAID INACCURATE
Jerusalem TIiE JERUSALEM POST in English 16 May 82 p 3 ~
[Articl~ by Charles Hoffman: "Reports of Pupils' Drug Use 'Distorted "'J
[Text] A sociologist who conducted a compre6ensive study
. of drug use among high ~chool pupils took :he police,
the news rhedia and the Education Miaistry to .task
yezterday for distorting the extent of drug use in this age ,
group.
Prof. Yehudit Shuval conducCed the study together
with Dr. Rahe{ Ya'avetz in 197~ for the ministry. She
told The Jerusalem Po;t that "the extraordinarily high
figures quoted by the police and conveyed by the media
in a sensational manner are not, to the beat of my
knowledge, based on any systematic research."
. She said that the ministry ~gures releaaed in rebuttal
to the police claims distort the findings of the 1979
~ study. The ministry stresaed that only 2.3 per cent of
Education Ministry pupils from grades seven to 12 ever
- used drugs, while 8.~� per esnt of pupils in Labour
Ministry vocational achool~ did ap. The study covered
only soft drug use, mainly hashiah.
, Publicizing the average for all grades understates the
exteot of the problem, she said. The ministry statement
omitt~d one of the swdy:s main: findings - that drug
use and exposure to druQt rises with age..For example, '
she said that in the 12th grade, 7.S per cent o~' Education
Ministry pupils and IS~ per cent of .L~bour Ministry
pupils had smoked hashish at leaat once. Moreover, 32
per ccnt oP the ~rst group and 43 per cent of the second
~ group knew others who had used toft druga.
The police told the Knease? Education Committee
last week that moro than SO per cent of hish school
~ pupils had smoked hashish at leaat once at pattips.
Shuval said that while the rates of soR drug use foend
- in her study were low compared to other we:tern coun-
- tries, "they do not belie the seriouane~s of the problem.
The findings should urouse serious public concern~ but
not hysteria, which will not contribule to a constructive
. solution to the problem: '
~ She added that drug use waa found among youn~ peo-
ple of all sociat groups and places of rosidence, and ten-
ded to occur among those already diaplaying .
"problomatic behaviour." A "much higher" percantage
oi' young people were exposed to dru~a than actually
~ ~ used them, she eaid.
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ISRAEL
BRIEFS
CANNABIS FARM RAID--Arraba (Itim)--Police yesterday raided a farm near here and
arrested 12 men for growing, smoking and dealing tn cannabis. The arrests
followed a long police surveillance of the suspects, most of whom would visit
the farm late at night. At the farm, owned by suspect Ilan Ramel, police
seized cannabis plants and implements used in smoking mari~uana. Racnel was
remanded into custody for 10 days by the Acre Magistrates Court. Nine others,
from the villages of Arraba, Sakhnin and Deir Hanna, were remanded for periods
. of froni 10 to 15 days, and two suspects were released after questioning.
Police say charges will soon be preferred against all the detainees. [Text]
- [Jerusalem THE JERUSALEM POST in ~nglish 17 May 82 p 3]
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IVORY COAST
BRIEFS
ARREST OF DRUG TRAFFICKERS--A drug traffic between the Ivory Coast and France
through a group of Senegalese was discovered this week by the customs officers
of Paris-Boissy airport following the seizure of 28.9 kg of cannabis, it was
learned Saturday from a French police source. T~o Senegalese, Mouhamadou Diop,
39 years old, and PAPA SECK, 33 years old, transported from Abid~an two suit-
cases full of drugs. When arrested in Roissy, they implicated three of their
compatriots residing in France: Papa Tall, 27 years old, presented by them as
a silent partner, Amadou Fall, 30 years old, and Ibrahim Diallo, 37 years old,
who served, they said, as retailers. The five men were presented on Friday to
the Public Prosecutor's Department of Bobogny (Parisian auburb). [Text]
[Brazzaville BULLETIN QUOTIDIEN DE L'ACI in French 24 May 82 p A 5]
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SEYCHELLES
SOMALI DRUG SMUGGLER GETS EICfiT YEARS IN JAIL
Victoria NATION in English 3 Jun 82 p 7
~Text~
A SOMALI driver was sen- under thin layers of coffe~ Mr Seaton also found it
tenced to eight years in jail pawder. Several other tins had stra~nge that Mohamoud,
and a R 10,000 fine on Tuesday only coffee in them. knowing his I.uggage would be
for illegally i~mporting rlange~ searched her~, havi~ng already.
rous drugs, and to six years The customs officer claimed visited Seychelles twice pe-
in cauct, to Mohamoud's de~
in jail, to run concurrently, �for fore, ~ made no attempt ~o
illegal possassion. nial later, that the accused check if the tins he was carry~
had told him he was bringing ing did indeed cor~tain just
Despite ~ an appeal for fe- the coffee for friends in Se -
- niency by 27 year-old Abc'isa- chelles. y coffee.
laam Ali Moharrraud and his
"That the accused exhibit- .
lawyer Mr Bernard Georfles, Mahamoud, who pleadad ,
who said the accused had a r,ot guilty, testified that he did ~ no cu.riosity with rega�rd to ;
what he was asked to carry~
youn;g wife aind three small not know that the tins con-
children in Somalia depending tained drugs as he ttad beerr beyond fnquirl'ng as to the
on him for a livi~ng, Chief Jus- asked to carry them to Sey- duty payable, is incredible,"
tice Seaton said qravely, any- chelles by a businessman, Mo- the Chief Justice said.
one who traffics in drugs in hamed Hassan Jama, who was Mr Seaton added that the
Seychelles should not be sur- to meet him here.�
prised that his sentence is young customs officer who
Police waited in vain at the discovered the drugs, Nicho-
harsh". airport here for Jama to tur.n ~as Bra~dbur.n, should be com-
Mohamoud, who was em- uo on the day he was su~r mended.
ployed in Tanzania, was ar- ~sed to arrive.
rested a~t Seychelles Interna- If Mohamoud does not pay
tional Airport on March ~4, No other lugyage his fine he will have to serve
this year when a customs offi- The fact th~t Moh~mpud another six months in jail.
cer found over seven kilos of had no other luggage, not ~~pite the total af 14 years
cannabls htdden' Fn several ~n toilet articles, only US tmprisonment Pmposed by the
larqe "Atr~cafg" coffee tins he~ $ ~00 and no defiNte place C~~ Justlce the two t~erms
was carrytng. , to stay despite arriving here Wi~~ ~n sPde by side, mean~
The ce~r?rrabis~ rrrade up of for a week or mo~re also help- ~ng that Mohamo~ud will serve,
drisd, crushed leavea, cut ed, emong othar th(ngs, to at mbst, eP,ght yea~rs M)ail.
stems, seeds and flowerlnq swey Judge Seaton's verdlct .
parts, was hidden' in plastic egainat hlm. gpp
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TAIQZANIA
OFFICI~iL SEEKS VIGIIANCE AGAINST DRUG SMUGGLERS AT EXIT POINTS
Dar es Salaam DAILY NEWS in English 4 Jun 82 p 3
- .
[Text~ THE Direccor of Criminal In- ~eaedly ~ried- F
amugar mp~Rn an ma arfa~ta-b~
vestigation, Ndugu Joaeph seven kilogrammep of can� Mr. Allxsr raid.
Lemomo, has eppealed to nabia hidden in coffee tine In hi� jud~~ment, Hi~h
customa and security o~cials pa~t cu~toma officials at the Court Judp Andre Sauaer
et exit points to be more aame. airport on Merch 14. . told Namata that 9eychelles
vigilant against drug The paper eaid Namata oousta would b~ '~rsry, very
smugglera who he pointed pleadAd "guilty" to illegsl im- ~evers" ia dru~ ~mu{~lin~
out, had devised newer portation and poseeseion of ca~a and ~?ould not dbw
methoda of hauling dnngeroua dangernus drugs and w~a~ aen� --~~roni 'ES"' t away with
drugs out of the country. tenced to three ysars im- 3~;~ bumtul in-
Ndugu Lemomo told the prieohment and fined about `~uenca into di~ aountry.
DailyNewa~ in Da: ee Saleam ~b/- (b,000 rupee~) by a High But for th~ miti~atin` fac-
yeaterday that drug addiction Court Judge on May 24. to:a Namata would `et a har-
was not a serioua pwblem ia Failure to pay the Cuie ~r s~ntana, tl~s Jnd~s eaid~
the country, ndding that thie would lead W an e:tra a~ addin~ tbat ths masimum
bad resulted in limited months in priwn, the report ~~Ce for the offenas of
vigilance againet drug traf � added. whids t2w ~ocuNd had ban
fickin~ ~t airporta and border Seychsllee Chi~i Ju~tice ~o~~ wd IOyeu~ in jail
points. Eule 9eaton wat e~cted w aad aDout~ 13,900/- (100,000
"Thi� ie not a healthy pu~ jndaem~nt on the cnore ~q~ ~A~,
situation. Dru~e conupt social a~nou~ . caee of Mohamaud ~du~u Iwmomo said yMt~r-
mord~,'o we would not like ldst week. day that th~y wa~aot awus
to s~e tliey are esported to Namata had told the wurt of both ca~~ but aoafirm~d
other countries dom Taa- that he was the aon of the ~t the 9ychellN dov~rn-
zania", he pointed out. E:ecutive Directo~ oI the m~nt had adpu~t~ laws
He wu oommeating on Mwciation of Tansania Em� a~unst dru~ rmuRlin~. 'Ih~
reports that two Tan:aniana ployers, Ndusu Joaeph m~rt poiu~aioa ot drup
were arrested aith ~ub� N~mata. and th~t he earned a ~ry'~puL Villd dOC11ID~At/ COII-
etaatial amounte of cannbbis living u a drea desi`ner, atituted at~ o[feaa, hr ~aid.
- (Bhaa~ ? at 9eychellea In - eon`writar snd aa a buddin` "3t is lew cumbawcn~ to
ternat~onal tirport ~n March novelist.: prove unlawful pa~ion... I
end last month. His 1'awysr, Mr. Bavin think that is why wr wrre not
According w the 3eychelle~ Allecu, pleadsd tor lenieacy con~ulted` b~cause ths
official daily - Nation - trom the aourt appar~ntty geychella police had aothin~
one of the culprit~, Mthony bscawe hii youn~ client h~d to verity with us", hs ~z-
Namaca t19), wns laet month ~sa ~alud to carry the two uned.
raught with 620 grammee of ~�~led paclcets to 9rychdle~ ' d Ndusu L~omo aid hi~
the soft drug worth about ~ sv~~ ~~O ~P~~?ent wu awue 'that
12,940I� 193,000 rupeeel at ~~la~ on~ B~n I(y~la. even trophy emu~ler~ had
ycreet prices. The drug wsa ~la, th~ d~i~aa claim~d, diverd5ad their tactica and
etuffed in tw~~ large packeta of had wur~d Namata that that aome of them `round the
Omo decergent. cwtom~ oi!lar~ ia~ 9~ychdl~~ etuff into powder aad h~ulsd
The newspeper alao esid ~'ould not dt~am of op~nin~ it in ooffie titu.
one A. Mohamoud. a Somali P~clnt~, Namata wu ~~We have r~liable in-
citizen living in Tanzania, p mt~eh worri~d on b~in` foemation on thi~" but, as I
. can t that h~ ~tt~mpt~d ~aid, culprita {~t away aith it
~ui~d~ wi'th m ovrrda~ ot b~cause of ths ~pparent luity
. et our e:it poipta"~ he ~aid.
CSO: 5300/5783 ~D
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