Ether Factory seized in Hsenwi

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Ether Factory seized in Hsenwi

Yangon, 8 Feb - Acting on information, a Tatmadaw column of North-East Command
seized an ether factory near Namsho Creek, seven miles south-east of Hsenwi
Township, Shan State, on 27 January 1999. The factory manufactured ether to be
used in production of narcotic drugs.

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Under the Leadership of the local battalion, member of the Tatmadaw column,
Defence Services Intelligence Unit and Anti-drug Squad, operated at Mansho
Creek region at 7 pm on 27 January, and seized three huts and the following
paraphernalia used in ether production were seized:

 ?36 drums of spirit 1,656 gallons
?21 container of hydrochloric acid 105 gallons 
?three containers of sulphuric acid 9 gallons 
?one bag of soda powder weighing 25 kilos, 50 gallons of kerosene/diesel, 69
retorts, 35 kerosene stoves, 36 saucepans used in refining opium and a lot of
paraphernalia.


The Tatmadaw is combating narcotic drugs as a national duty and destroyed two
heroin refineries, one ether factories and two factories which produced
stimulant tablets from 1 January 1999 till today. The Tatmadaw will continue
to combat narcotic drugs with momentum. MNA

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Ether refinery captured by Tatmadaw column before destruction ---MNA

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Paraphernalia of ether factory seized near Namsho Creek seven miles south-east
of 

Hsenwi Township on 27 January ---MNA

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Paraphernalia used in ether production seized near Namsho Creek seven mile
south east of

Hsenwi Township on 27 January ---MNA

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