9th Destruction of Narcotic Drugs Ceremony –
3rd March 1995 Yangon

Participants:

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• Secretary-1 of the State Law
  and Order Restoration Council and members
  

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• Department Heads and Invited
  Guest
• Resident Representatives of UN
  agencies
• Representatives of the UN Drug
  Control Programme
• Diplomats and Military
  Attaches
• Foreign Media Personnel
• Local Media Personnel
• Invited Guest
  

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  Report presentation By
  Pol. Col. Ngwe Soe Tun, Joint Secretary of Central Committee For Drug Abuse
  Control at The Eighth Destruction Of Narcotic Drugs Seized By Law
  Enforcement Agencies
  

  Esteemed Secretary-I and Members of the State Law and Order Restoration
  Council, Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members of the Central Committee for
  Drug Abuse Control, Heads of Departments, Resident Representatives of United
  Nations Agencies, Members of the Crops of Diplomats, media personnel and
  invited guests;

  I am Police Colonel Ngwe See Tun, Director ol’the Narcotics Division,
  People’s Police Force, and I am presenting this report in my capacity as
  Joint Secretary of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control.

  Let me first convey our thanks, on behalf of the CCDAC, to all of you,
  for giving some of your valuable time to attend today’s significant
  occasion, at which narcotic drugs seized within the Union of Myanmar will be
  publicly destroyed for the ninth time. This occasion is even more auspicious
  as it is conducted as a gesture hailing the Golden Jubilee of the Armed
  Forces Day.

  Esteemed guests,

  Today’s report will be presented in three parts, the first of which will
  be by me. The second part, that is the Law Enforcement Portion, will be
  presented by Police Colonel Maung Niaung Than, Director of the Criminal
  Investigation Department and member of the Law Enforcement Sector. The third
  will be a special video documentary on the achievements of the State law and
  Order Restoration Council regarding drug abuse control in our country.

  Esteemed guests,

  The State Law and Order Restoration Council, since its taking up of state
  duties, has undertaken drug eradication measures according to the two-point
  National Strategy for Narcotic Drugs Control. The first strategic aim is to
  designate drug eradication and prevention activities as a national duty and
  to perform this duty with added momentum. The second is to gradually
  eliminate poppy cultivation by promoting the standard of living of the
  national races. The institution responsible for the achievement of these two
  strategic aims Is the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC). The
  CCDAC came into existence in 1975 in accordance with the Drug Law
  Promulgated in 1974. At that time there were nine sectors under the
  committee. In 1989. the State Law and Order Restoration Council reorganized
  the committee to meet the demands of time. Again. when the Narcotic Drugs
  and Psychotr(lpic Substances Law 1993 was enacted, the International
  Relations Sector was added to the nine existing sectors.

  Moreover. Supervisory groups were formed in states/divisions, district,
  and township levels, down to the ward/village tract level. The Central
  Committee was also expanded to 24 members, including two vice-chairmen. To
  achieve the first aim of’ the National Strategy, the CCDAC is operating in
  harmony with the ten working sectors as well as with the local bodies in
  demand reduction, supply reduction and international and regional
  cooperation.

  Esteemed guests,

  The Law Enforcement Sector is being assigned to the Tatmadaw, the
  People’s Police Force (PPF) and the Customs Department. The PPF, in addition
  to its primary duties of ensuring the rule of law and prevalence of peace,
  is also performing duties in the field of drug control. The list of narcotic
  drugs and Psychotropic substances seized within the period 18 Sept 1988 and
  15 Feb 1995 is as Follows;

  
  

  Opium                                 
  12,598.40 kilo
  Heroin                                 
  1,525,947 kilo
  Morphine                             
  126,195 kilo
  Opium Oil                            
  49.8636 kilo
  Liquid opium                        
  86.5292 kilo
  Marijuana                            
  5,445.1748 kilo
  Phensedyl                           
  27,523,789 litres
  Acetic anhydride                  
  3,534.74 gallons and
  Other precursor chemicals     1,721.8 litres.

  
  

  In 23888 drug offences, 42638 male and 8032 female offenders were
  convicted, making a total 50670.

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