S.Wansai wrote: > > Shan Herald Agency for News > > 20 April 2001 > > No: 04-16 > > Heroin stockpiled at junta post, say locals > > A Burma Army post in the eastern Shan State has for several years been > > doubling itself as a storehouse for drugs, said locals coming to the > weekly > market at the border. > > IB 65 from Mongton in Monghsat District, eastern Shan State, opposite > Chiangmai Province, has under the command of Lt-Col Myint Sway, long > been > an establishment for safe-keeping drugs, they said. > > On 16 April, 10-civilian trucks in Mongton and the nearby Nawngpayen > were > rounded up by Capt Than Aye, 4th Company, IB 65. The next day, under > the > security of his command, the convoy drove to Hwe Khailong in the north > and > Hopang in the east to pick up 150 blocks (1 block = 700 grams) from > each > place. The trucks were released only after the goods were unloaded at > the > battalion post warehouse, according to the sources. > > A Shan State Army source also reported all refineries have recently > been > ordered to move away from the border following a bilateral agreement > made > at the 2-4 April talks in Kengtung for joint suppression of drugs > along the > border areas. > > "It might also be due to Cobra Gold ", he commented. > > Cobra Gold, a yearly joint Thai-American military exercises, begins > this > month in the northern provinces. In the past, the exercises were > usually > conducted in southern Thailand. The Burmese forces along the Thai > border > have been placed on alert since 14 April according to Democratic Voice > of > Burma. > > Note: IB stands for Infantry Battalion. > > ///END\\\ > For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at: > Shan Herald Agency for News. > e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > www.shanland.org > > S.H.A.N. is a non-profit, independent Shan media group. It is not > affiliated to any political or armed organization. > > News related to Shan & Burma, including other interested news items > are > collected and posted from time to time for your information.Those > interested are requested to write to Shan Herald Agency for News > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for subscription, and likewise, if you wanted to > unsubscribe. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> <FONT COLOR="#000099">ClubMom is the first free organization dedicated to rewarding and celebrating Moms! Join today - it's free - and get your chance to win in our $5,000 Family Vacation Sweepstakes! </FONT><A HREF="http://us.click.yahoo.com/Cb4mCA/TFaCAA/tvCFAA/xrOVlB/TM";><B>Click Here!</B></A> ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Please let us stay on topic and be civil. To unsubscribe please go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cia-drugs -Home Page- www.cia-drugs.org OM Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
