Part II

 MTA

MTA, given to me by my friend the other day. My friend was a central committee member of

the MTA but not a very important one, so the documents and pictures he gave me were far

from complete. They touched upon only a few activities of the MTA. Even then they were

quite enlightening and very interesting. They provided indisputable evidence that a large

number of foreigners had visited the MTA headquarters at Ho Mong. The majority was from a

neighbouring country. They included high-ranking military, police and civil government

officials and it was amazing the way they could go in and out of headquarters so

familiarly and intimately. Some of these officials were still in service. It set me

thinking that these people would surely not be making so many visits to such a notorious centre of the drug trade without personal profit. Consequently, the heroin that landed on

foreign soil could absolutely not have been conveyed and sold there by any Myanmar

citizen. Neither could MTA members have been responsible for the foreign sale of heroin.

Even if they were, it would not have been possible without outside assistance, permission

and protection. The American Government has said that Myanmar was the source of 60% of the

heroin that entered America. Moreover, they had issued an announcement that according to

their computations Myanmar annually cultivated 300,000 acres of opium poppy with a yield

of 2500 tons of black opium. Ten viss of opium is said to yield roughly 2 kilos of heroin,

so at this rate, the annual production of heroin would be over 330 tons. Would it be

possible to produce such an enormous quantity as they claim? Then there is their assertion that 60% of the heroin that arrives in America is from Myanmar.

If they can make such exact calculations, and also had information on how it arrived in their country, knew the source of

production as well as the route along which the stuff was conveyed, why do they find interdiction and seizure of the contraband

so difficult? Why cannot they uncover these operations? Can they be absolutely sure that only U Khun Sa and his followers

Yet they refuse to acknowledge the endeavours made by

the Myanmar Government who had been fighting this drug group as its Number One enemy? Instead they make insinuations as if

the Myanmar authorities were collaborators who make no effort at all to uncover and take action against those actually trafficking in

narcotic drugs. Why do they knowingly remain silent? This way it appears as if the thief is accusing the one being robbed. It is the

thief that is shouting, ” Stop! Man ” as a Myanmar adage goes. Members of a hodgepodge of organizations from the next-door country visit the MTA headquarters as they please. U.S

citizens and even agents from England’s Scotland Yard have visited the place. So this really provides food for thought. Is it

beyond a shadow of a doubt that these people are not themselves buying and peddling the stuff? Or is it because they are

giving protection? If they are clean and aboveboard, where was the need to visit the

place? How could they explain that  away? All these people who visited the MTA actually sneaked into Myanmar illegally. This,

they cannot deny. Neither can they deny that they had relations with the drug baron. From this will follow other thoughts. W4at is their actual role in the illegal drug trade and so forth? These thoughts

with the words. ” Come along my friend. I know why you have turned up so early in the day. It’s because

you want to know more about the photos and documents I gave you yesterday, isn’t

it? “

“You’ve said it my interest mounts with each

photograph and document. I noticed there are a lot of photos of the Scotland Yard

They’ve never been honest and straight- forward. They’re always ready to exploit even their own fathers if they think there’s profit

in it. “

“Yes you’re right, the KNU is the only group left

John Palmer. This John Palmer had bought up almost an entire island  off the

coast of Southern Spain. He built a bungalow there and a seaside  resort. This bloke was laundering black money and he owned about 30

companies in England. It was said that he was engaged in the import /  export business too. Anyway, the main issue was the theft of 300 kilos  of gold bullion at Heathrow Airport in 1989 or thereabouts. The law 

enforcement authorities couldn’t crack the case and it was suspected  that John Palmer got his hands on the gold and had used

took  place, news had circulated that U Khun Sa had lost US$ 300 million in 

the collapse of the American BCCI Bank. That’s why Central TV and  Scotland Yard decided to use and set up U Khun Sa’s group to expose 

John Palmer’s money laundering activities to catch him red-handed and  be able to prefer changes against him. They accordingly made 

Government Cabinet members. U Khun Sa agreed and dispatched these  two people from the Foreign Liaison Section, the ones you see in the 

as I know, these two went to London with Patrick King. Travel, accommodation and other expenses were all borne by

Scotland Yard. When they got to London, a 7-storey building was rented for them in Westminster. The decor of the house

was Thai. In accordance with arrangements made by Scotland Yard, they met  John Palmer, the very day they arrived. So to

get to the point, our MTA reps made proposals for laundering U Khun Sa’s money as

they had been instructed to by Scotland Yard. John Palmer agreed to do this at a commission of 25% . The MTA men said that they

were talking in terms of laundering a yearly sum of U.S. 60 million dollars and that a commission of 25% was a bit too steep.

So there was some bargaining. Palmer said he would first have to consult his legal advisers and made another appointment in the

house at Westminster in two day’s time. “

Then they met for the third time at the Ritz Hotel for tea. This meeting was video filmed clandestinely and a search was made of

John Palmer’s office. Then Scotland Yard, after coordination with the Government of Spain arrested John

discussions with Mr.Philip Connelly, Assistant Chief Investigation Officer of the Heroin Branch of the Customs Department and the

Jim Lester. When our people broached the subject of help needed for the liberation of the Shan State they were told that it would

be in the interest of the MTA if they could work in collaboration with NLD Sein

of assistance they night have given. Neither do I know what else they did afterwards. The MTA representatives were in London for

a fortnight and they returned to Headquarters via Bangkok. Scotland Yard awarded these people with medals of honour as you

guy from the CIA also came to us to hold talks. As for the mixed bag of bureaucrats and

members of a variety of investigative   departments from the country next door, they behaved as if they owned the place and

came and went as they pleased on all sorts of errands, for consultations, discussions and what have you. I’ll tell you more

about it later. For now, let’s  take a rest.”

“You’re impossible. Just when you get to a highly

interesting part, you stop and say to be continued the next day” just like the video films on Myawady and Myanmar Television