-Caveat Lector- Story filed: 22:43 Saturday 29th September 2001
Ananova : 'Stockpiles of opium being moved out of Afghanistan' Massive stockpiles of raw opium grown in Afghanistan are being moved out of the region in anticipation of military strikes, Downing Street says. There is thought to be an estimated 3,000 tonnes of the drug - enough to produce 300 tonnes of pure heroin with a street value of £20 billion - in the country. A Downing Street spokesman says there is evidence of a sudden movement of opium out of neighbouring Pakistan where it was being stockpiled. The disclosure will prompt fears that the West is about to be flooded with a glut of cheap heroin by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. The Taliban are known to have used the profits of the trade in drugs to fund their military activities. Osama bin Laden - named by Britain and America as the prime suspect behind the September 11 atrocities - is also said to be closely involved in the Afghan drugs trade and has his own substantial stockpile of opium. Opium grown in Afghanistan is though to account for 95% of the heroin reaching Britain and around 75% of the total supply worldwide. Although the Taliban last year finally banned the growing of opium poppies, there have been unconfirmed reports that they have threatened to lift the ban if America and its allies go ahead with military strikes. Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
