Secretary-1 inspects Drug Elimination Museum
Yangon, 31 March – Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt inspected the Drug Elimination Museum and
gave instructions to officials this morning. The Secretary-1, accompanied by
officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, arrived at the
museum at the corner of Hanthawady Street and Kyundaw Street in Kamayut
Township.
They were welcomed by Chairman of the Central Committee for
Drug Abuse Control Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, the deputy
ministers, members of the CCDAC and officials. The Secretary-1 inspected the
place where seized narcotic drugs will be put to the torch in the compound of
the museum, and gave instructions.
Then, the Secretary-1 inspected the booths on treatment and
rehabilitation, the meeting room, the e-library, the booth on giving education
on the danger of drugs, the booth on the development of border areas, the booths
of Myanmar Anti-Drug Association and the Border Area Development Association,
the booth on drug elimination operations and the booth on efforts for
eradication of narcotic drugs. He gave instructions on the display of drug
control cooperation programmes being implemented by Myanmar, neighbouring
countries and foreign organizations, and the systematic keeping of documentary
photos on drug control efforts.
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Poppy plantations destroyed in Kachin State
Yangon,
21 March – A combined team comprising local Tatmadawmen, members of Myanmar
Police Force and Anti-drug Squad, together with members of Kachin State Special
Region-2, destroyed a total of 1336.173 acres of poppy plantations in
Pajao-Naphaw and Hsamar regions in Kachin State from 12 February to 14 March
this year.
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287 drug cases exposed in January
Yangon,
7 March – The Tatmadaw, the 287 drug cases exposed in JanuaryMyanmar Police
Force and the Customs Departments exposed 287 drug-related cases in January
2002. Seizures made by them were 131.1759 kilos of opium in 16 cases, 10.7847
kilos of heroin in 109 cases, 0.0033 kilos of opium oil in five cases, 0.7455
kilos of low-grade opium in eight cases, 10.1378 kilos of marijuana in 22 cases,
13 litres of Phensedyl in two cases, 656,281 stimulant tablets in 71 cases, 157
kilos of Ephedrine in one case, two kilos of stimulant powder, 1.2 litres of
cough syrup in one case, 12.0942 kilos of opium powder in two cases, 445.508
litres of Acetic Anhydride, 1,227.42 litres of chemical liquid in one case, 28
cases for failure to register and 21 other cases. Action was taken against 388
persons 313 men and 75 women.
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