223 drug case exposed in June

Yangon, 31 July – The Tatmadaw, the Myanmar Police Force and

the Customs Department exposed 223 drug-related cases in June 2002.Seizures made

by them were 148.4728 kilos of opium in 31 cases , 2.2912 kilos of heroin in 78

cases, 0.0244 kilos of opium oil in two cases, 3.3301 kilos of low grade opium

in 18 cases, 23.6968 kilos of marijuana in 11 cases, 0.24 liter  of Phensedyl 

in one case, 156, 706  stimulant tablets in 43 cases, 0.oo1 kilo of stimulant

power in one case, 21.805 liters of cough syrup in five case,  0.005 kilo of

Speciosa n one case, 40 bottles of diazepam injection in one chemical liquid in

one case, 29 cases for failure to register and one other case.

Seizures made by battalion ad unit s were 2.94 kilos of opium in one case, 0.686

kilo of heroin in one case, 17.0776 kilos of marijuana in two cases and 1250.15

liters of chemical liquid in one case. Seizures made by MPF were 145.5328 kilos

of opium in 30 cases, 1.6052 kilo of heroin in 77 cases, 0.0244 kilo of opium

oil in two cases, 3.3301 kilos of low grade opium in 18 cases, 6.6192 kilos of

marijuana in nine cases, 0.24 liter of Phensedyl in one case, 156,706 stimulant

tables in 43 cases, 0001 kilo of stimulant powder  in one case, 21.805 liters of

cough syrup in five case, 0.005 kilo of Spaciosa  in one case, 40 bottles of

diazepam injection in one case, 29 cases for failure to register and one other

case. Action was taken against altogether 328 persons 247 men and 54 women in

223 cases in June 2002.

Yangon, 2 July –

Daw Kyaing Kyaing, wife of Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, visited the

Drug Elimination Museum at the corner of Kyundaw and Hanthawady Roads in Kamayut

Township this morning.

At 10 am, Daw Kyaing Kyaing, together with Daw Mya Mya San,

wife of Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy

Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Maung

Aye, arrived at the museum where they were welcomed by Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe,

wife of Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,

Daw Khin Than Nwe, wife of Lt-Gen Tin Oo, the wives of the members of the State

Peace and Development Council, wives of the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) and the

Commander-in-Chief (Air), Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development

Council Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe and wife, Chairman of the Central Committee

for Drug Abuse Control Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing and wife, Deputy

Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, officials of the State

Peace and Development Council Office, Deputy Director-General of Myanmar Police

Force Police Brig-Gen Zaw Win, officials of CCDAC and departmental officials.

Then, Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party viewed the central booth,

the booth on world map and drug trafficking routes, the booth on the entry of

opium into Myanmar, the booth on narcotic drugs control during the reign of

Myanmar kings, the endeavours for drug eradication booth from 1948 to 1988 after

regaining independence and booths on Operations Moe Hein phase 1 to 12 on the

ground floor of the museum.

Next, they visited the painting on endeavours of drug

eradication in Myanmar and booths on policies for narcotic drugs, returning to

the legal fold of national race armed groups, destruction of seized narcotic

drugs, opium yield survey jointly undertaken by Myanmar and the United States of

America and 15-year drug elimination plan on the first floor. Officials

conducted them round the booths.

On the second floor of the museum, Daw Kyaing Kyaing and

party enjoyed the booths on tasks of the work group for cultivation of

opium-substitute crops, the work group for opium-substitute livestock breeding,

endeavours on development of border areas and national races, the work group for

medical treatment given to drug addict patients, the work group for drug addicts

rehabilitation, the education and agitation work group for danger of narcotic

drugs and the Myanmar Anti-Narcotics Association. Afterwards, Daw Kyaing Kyaing

signed in the visitors’ book and took the documentary photo together with her

companions. Then, Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party viewed the machine to incinerate

narcotic drugs and left the museum at noon.