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Informarion Sheet A- 0062
- Subject: Informarion Sheet A- 0062
- From: OKKAR66127@xxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 01:08:00
Informarion Sheet
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A- 0062 17-7 - 97
(A) On the 16th of July in Northern Shan State in LAUKKAI a ceremony was
held to destroy the seized narcotic drugs. It is the 7th destruction of
seized narcotic drugs in Kokang area of the Northern Shan State. The
destruction included 783.13 kilos of opium, 64 blocks of heroin weighing
21.33 kilos, 15.26 kilos of morphine, 92 gallons of liquid opium, 45 gallons
of opium oil, 4.47 kilos of opium precursor chemicals, 89 gallons of ether,
553 kilos of other chemicals (powder), six liters of ammonium chloride and
paraphernalia.The Kokang leader of the region U Phon Kya Shin and
nationalities leaders, narcotic drug control officials, police officers and
law officers from Yunnan Province of the People?s Republic of China attended
the ceremony together with Myanmar Minister for Religious Affairs and the
Minister for the Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development
Affairs.
(B) U Aung San U (elder brother of Mrs. Aris) and spouse donated cash to the
Dagon University Library on the 16th. of June while they were in Myanmar to
attend the 50th. Anniversary of the Matyrs Day. U Aung San U resides in the
United States and visit Myanmar occasionally, it is learnt.
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