Ether Factory seized in Hsenwi
Yangon, 8 Feb – Acting on information, a Tatmadaw column of North-East Command seized an ether factory near Namsho Creek, seven miles south-east of Hsenwi Township, Shan State, on 27 January 1999. The factory manufactured ether to be used in production of narcotic drugs.
Under the Leadership of the local battalion, member of the Tatmadaw column, Defence Services Intelligence Unit and Anti-drug Squad, operated at Mansho Creek region at 7 pm on 27 January, and seized three huts and the following paraphernalia used in ether production were seized:
- 36 drums of spirit 1,656 gallons
- 21 container of hydrochloric acid 105 gallons
- three containers of sulphuric acid 9 gallons
- one bag of soda powder weighing 25 kilos, 50 gallons of kerosene/diesel, 69 retorts, 35 kerosene stoves, 36 saucepans used in refining opium and a lot of paraphernalia.
The Tatmadaw is combating narcotic drugs as a national duty and destroyed two heroin refineries, one ether factories and two factories which produced stimulant tablets from 1 January 1999 till today. The Tatmadaw will continue to combat narcotic drugs with momentum. MNA
Ether refinery captured by Tatmadaw column before destruction —MNA
Paraphernalia of ether factory seized near Namsho Creek seven miles south-east of
Hsenwi Township on 27 January —MNA
Paraphernalia used in ether production seized near Namsho Creek seven mile south east of
Hsenwi Township on 27 January —MNA