Moe Hein Operation Phase 6
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Division Commander Col. Than Shwe (now Senior General Than Shwe) inspecting the Suwinho
Opium Traffickers’ camp captured during the Operation Moe Hein phase (6). (23-3-81)
Opium refineries in Lwe Lan region of Myanmar-Thai Border, were
destroyed by Moe Hein Operations Phase 6, carried out from 16 – 21
March l981. The combined forces of the Tatmadaw with air support
attacked and;~destroyed the Tu Pin Ko Camp and Ma Lan Naing Camp
used by about 120 Lahu Insurgents and Chinese KMT troops, and also
Lwe San Saw range of BCP-influenced El Vee’s 150 strong La Hu
insurgents. During its 9 engagements, 6 Tatmadaw men were killed and
13 injured. From the enemy side, 32 were killed, 2 were captured and 1
injured. The Tatmadaw seized 19 different weapons, 3 kilos of Heroin
No. 4, 2 kilos of Tiger Head Brand Heroin No. 4, 6.5 kilos of 999 Heroin
No. 3, 12.5 kilos of Heroin No. 2, totalling 24 kilos of Heroin, 6 kilos of
Brown Opium, 101.9 kilos of black opium, 120 bottles of Ethyl Alcohol,
24 bottles of Chloroform, 4 tins of Lime Stone, 14 pacts of Sodisat, 4
packs of wax, 41 packs of Blasting Powder, and other paraphernalia.
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Map of the Operation Moe Hein phase (6)