Opium Yield Survey

joint operation against narcotic drugs eradication programme between the

governments of Myanmar and the United States, the Air Force helicopters

flew to illegal poppy plantations in the Eastern Command and North-East

Command areas in Shan State from 16 to 21 February 1998 and gathered poppy

samples and surveyed poppy plantations there.

The team also observed poppy plantations jointly destroyed by the

columns, possibilities for cultivation of 

the Directorate of Defence Services Intelligence, Myanmar Police Force

Special Narcotic Squad, Myanmar Agriculture Service and local military

columns plus Thomas Murphy, Douglas Rassmusen, Ms Sue Bromley and Dr Basil

Acock of the US Department of Agriculture and US Embassy officials

totalling 14 led by member of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control

Head of Department of the Office of the Strategic Studies Col Kyaw Thein.

The joint

Myanmar-US team left here by Tatmadaw flight on 16 

and gathered poppy samples from the illegal plantations in Pinlaung

Township in the Eastern Command, Shan State. It also video-taped the

Council Commander of Eastern Command Brig-Gen Maung Bo. 

They proceeded to the poppy

Siseng and Loilen Townships. They went on to Lashio via Taunggyi.

and discussed law enforcement to eradicate narcotic drugs in northern Shan

State. On 19 February morning, the joint Myanmar-American team arrived at

Walin Village in Mongmaw Township, Wa region, northern Shan State.

Members of the team collected poppy samples from poppy plantations in

Pau Laik Kham, U Kyauk Wan Kuan and 

In the afternoon, they also collected poppy samples from the

Tangyang Township.