JPRS ID: 8897 WORLDWIDE REPORT NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

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31 J~anuary 1~980
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- NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
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31 January 1980
WO ~LDWIDE REPORT
NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
(FOUO 5/80) -
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ASIA
AUSTP.ALIA
Overdoses Up As Addicts Turn to Barbiturates
(Graham Williams; THE SYDNEY MO~IJING HERALD, 5 Nav 79).. 1 -
Heroin Use in New South Wales Up 24 Percent in 2 Years
(Rodney Frail; THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 6 Nov 79)..... 3
Press Reports Repercussions of Williams, Woodward Reports
(Various sources, various dates) 4
Criticism From Opposition, by Gary 0'Neill
Police To Replace Narcotics Bureau, by Russell Schneider
- Call for Government Support
Bureau Disbandment Analyzed, by Peter Bowers
Disbandment Decision Scored
Check on Narcotics Men
Five Italian-Born Drug Offenders Orderecl Deported _
(THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 9 Nov 79) 9
Government Urged To Increase Rehabilitation Efforts
(Editorial; THE AGE, 12 Nov 79) 11
South Australian Expert Examines Woodward Report
(Ronald Sackville; THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 16 Nov 79) 12
New South Wales Increaaing Penalties for Drug Offenses
(THE AGE, 17 Nov 79).~ 15
Statement on Drug Use in ~k~med F~i~ces Called Mislesding
(THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 21 Nov 79) 16
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CONTENTS (Continued) Page
Federal Police Seize Heroin in Melbourne Raid
(Ian Hanke; THE AGE, 21 Nov 79) 17
Commission Investigates Drug Activities in Queensland
(Various sources, various dates) 18 -
Background of Investigation, by Richard Willis
Airline, Mafia Links Alleged
Transport Department Inquiry, by Richard Willis, Kerry
~ W~.kefield
Airlines Deny Links
Parent Company'~ Denial
Queensland Premi~r's Remarks, by Joe Begley ~
Reaction in Mareeba, by Richard Willi~
Investigation Begins
- Brisbane Newspaper Comment, Editorial
Debate Ovzr Marihuana L~galization Continues
- (Various sources, 26 Nov 79) 26
Cities Say 'No'
Young I,iberals,' Stand
Canberra Newspaper Co~nents, Editorial
Narcotics Bureau Officers Face Conspirac~ Charges
(THE SYDNEY MORNING flERALD, 30 Nov 79) 30
Trial of Alleged Australian Drug Smugglers Ad~ourns
(THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 21 Nov 79) 31
Briefs
Drugs in Prisons 32
Arugs Theft Reported 32
- Evidence ia NSW Inquiry 32
Student on Heroin Charge 33
Marihuana, Cocaine Dealings 33
- Woman on Drug Count 33
Smugglers' 'Hashish Van' 33
Melbourne Odyssey House 33
Marihuana Researc:: Program 34
Anti-Drug Unit Planned 34
Heroin, Cocaine Offenses 34
'~URMA
Poppy Destruction Campaign Results Reported
(Rangoon Domestic Service, 3, 9 Jan 80) 35 -
Shan State Operations
Campaign Update
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CONTENTS (Continued) Page
Destruction of Opium Sources
(Editorial; WQRKING PEOPLE'S DAILY, 7 Jan 80)........... 37 _
Briefs
Jailed Under Drugs Law 39 _
Rangoon Police Seize Heroit: 39
NEW ZEALAND
Drugs Committee Decides No Change in rlarihuana Use Attitude -
(THE EVENING POST, 15 Dec 79).......~ 40
Cooperation With Australia Welcomed in Drugs Fight
t~~~itorial; THE EVENING POST, 14 Dec 79) 41
- PAKISTAN
s_~
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Charas Recovered 43
Charas Seized at Yakki Gate 43
Opium Recovered 43
THAILAND
Narcotics Control Board RP~eases Addict Figures
~TATION REVIEW, 17 :~ec 79) 44
Arrest of Heroin Smugglers From Hong Kong Reported
(Various sources, 20, 21 Nov 79) 45
Coup1E Arrested on Tour Bus
~~'J Photo of Arrested Couple
Teacher, Policeman Arrested With Heroin in Lampang
(BANGKOK POST, 22 Dec 79) 48
Italians HeJ.d With Heroin in Chiang Mai
(BANGKOK POST, 20 Dec 79) 49
Burmese, Thais Seized With Marihuana in Kanchanaburi '
(BANGKOK POST, 10 Dec 79) 50
Heroin, Weapon Seized With.Major Trafficker
(BANGKOK POST, 16 Dec 79) 51
- Briefs
Amphetamine Producer Arrest ~2
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~ CANADA
. Problems Noted in Urowing Cost of Controlling Marihuana Use
' (Larry Stiil; THE VANCOWER SzTN, 13 Dec 79) 53
Briefs .
Heroin Arrests i 59
EAST EUROPE
YUGOSLAVIA
Conference Discusses Spread of Drug Addiction
(Radoje Arsenic; POLITIKA, 25 Dec 79) 60
LATIN AMERICA
BOLIVIA
Briefs
Narcotics Office Appointment 61
BF~Z IL
Drug Traffickers Sought in Connection With Death of Argentine
Citizen
(JORNAL DO BRASIL, 22 Dec 79) 62
Police Announce Arrest of Bolivian Cocaine Traffickers
(0 GLOBO, 21 Dec 79) 64
Major Cocaine, LSD Distributor Arrested in Copacabana
(0 GLOBO, 1 Dec 79) 67
Briefs
~ Cocaine Arrest Made 68
Drug Lot Burned 68
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Briefs
Antidrug Campaign Results 69
VENEZUELA
Briefs
Two U.S. Nationals Arrested
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NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
EGYPT
Opium King Arrested, Narcotics Confiscated
(AL-AHRAM, 28 Dec 79) 71
IRAN
Jazireh Anti-Drug Crash Program Detailed
(Seyyed Mohammad Hoseyn Battuli; KEYHAN, 31 Dec 79)..... 74
Briefs
Heroin Found in Car 82
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
LIBERIA _
Briefs
_ Marihuana Smuggling 83
WEST EURO~PE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Briefs
Heroin in Dortmund 84 _
Border Smuggling Methods, Amounts 84
ICELAND
Narcotics Police Official: Heroin Has Arrived in Iceland
(MORGUNBLADID, I4 Dec 79) 85
Narcotics Deaths -
Serious Problem, Gundmundur Gig3a Interview
ITALY
Drug Laboratory Discovered Near San Remo
(LE MONDE, 30 Nov 79) 90
j SPAIN
- Drug Problem in Bar^elona Becoming More Alarming
(Alfons Quinta; EL PAIS, 1 Dec 79) 91
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CONTENTS (Continued)
TLTRKEY
Brief s 9 ~
Weapons, Heroin Seized
UNITED KINGDOM
Background on New Zealander in Chorley Trial Given
(Dai Hayward, Peter Young; THE AUSTRALIAN, 13 Nov 79)... 94
Policy of Legal Prescriptions for Addicts Examined 95
(Malcolm Brown; THE SYDNEY MORNiNG HERALD, 15 Nov 79)...
Serious Increase Noted in Heroin Smuggling 97 _
~John Shaw; THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, 28 Dec 79)
~ Briefs 99
Bail in Cannabis Case 99
Kuwaiti Policeman on Charge 99
Cannabis Haul at Docks
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AUSTRALIA
OVERDOSES UP AS ADDICTS TURN TO BARBITURATES
Sydney THE SYDNEY MORIdING HERALD in English 5 Nov 79 p 3 -
[Report by Graham Ylilliams]
[Text] Growing barbiturate abuse by drug addicts has neaxly doubled the num-
ber of overdose victims treated at St Vincent's Hospita,l, Daxlinghurst, in the
pa,st few months.
- The hospital, which a yeax ago w~as treating 70 pa.tients a month for drug over-
dose, has treated an average of 135 overdose cases a month over the past three
months.
_ The patients range in age "The barbiturates are in
from 14 to the late t~venties. such deroand now tfiat one
_ type. which addicts call `red -
The supsurge is so serious devils', ~fec~hes 'E1 to SI.SU
that the NSW Pokson. per capsuie on the street'a.
Advisory Committee will t6is "Bub we also find thal
month consider placing bar- many of the averdose victims
biturates on the same resuic- have obtained the barbitu-
ted schedule as narcotics. rates on a doctor's pre-
Social workers ia the s c r i p t i o n. Some have -
Kings Cross and Dar- managed to get multiple
linghurst areas also say bar- scripts." ~
biturate use - usually boost- ~~Ii ~'end con-
ed with alcohol - has in- �iQ~p~~~~j~~i~d" 'treai~
cresed dramatically among 1,600 overd~tp cases a year."
drug addicts in the past few 1n the year to June 30, 1978,
months. 676 cases . taite trested and
Dr Tom Claffey, direcror 1.083 were tCested id'the same
of St. Vincent's accodent and period last year.
emergency urit, said dnig ad- Dr Claff said. he was
dicts in the area could obtain
barbiturates freely, a~ easlly obtainabk.
"They get a lot of barbitu~ 'He strongiy believed tbey
rates and they have a party. should be recojided in phatma-
They often take t:;em with mists' a*ug rCQst~sra as with
' alcohol, which grcatly narcotics, to ontiu~e accounta-
- increases the effect," he said. bility. ~
"The}~ go into coma - "Whenever an ambulana
not because thcy'rt suicidal : driver brings in a bottle of
in the main, but because they barbiturates on whicb a per- �
want to get 'high' and they son has overdosed, we.~ing up
ovcrdo it. the pharmacy now aod ask for
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~tbe 'eame oT'~ the dettdr ~nd!
. the date oo which the batbitu-
rates werc prescribed.
"We also write to the doctor
sayin~ that ! ~e paticnt for
whom such and such a barbitu-
~ rate was dispensed was admit-
ted to the hospita~ after over-
dosing:' '
' The director of the Crisis
Centre at the Way~side Chapel.
Kings Cross, Mr Bill Crcws.
says addicts who have beea
~ taking a wide variety of drugs ~
{a years have sw~itched to bar-
~ biturates alus alcohol.
. "Many inject the bazbitu- �
� rates and, by taking alcohol as
well. Cfie ef~ect is doubled.
They can easily overdose ~~ich-
out realising or W~anting to.
"I knew cne chap who had
- 'been on hcroin for years. He
sw~itched t~ barbituratcs a~
couple of months ago. and,
after takinq barbiturates with
atcohol. he overdosed and
died.
"Kids who get scripts for,
say, SO barbiturates. pay only
52.75 to the chemist and then
~they can sell them for about
SI a capsule.. "fhat's a big in-
centive for some of them to trv
to convince doccors they need
" a barbituratc to make them
'sleep." '
Mr Crews said he wanted to
~see much tighter controls on
. the availability of , barbiturates.
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AUSTRALI~
HEROIN USE IN NEW SOUTH WAI~E.S UP 24 PERCENT IN 2 YEARS
Sydney Tf~ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD in English 6 Nov 79 p 3
[Report from Rodney Frail, State Parliamentaxy Reporter;
[Text] A study by a researcher abouE Z6,3oo bard-dru8 users in
for the Royal Commission che country.
- into Drug Tra~tcking has Th~ officers' three-week
shown that the use of heroin coursc is bein8 attended by
drug law enforcement officers
in NSW increased by about from a11 State and and Com- `
24 per cent betweeII 1976 mo~wealth agencies and offi-
and 1978. ceis from New Zealand.
� The Royal Commission's re-
The Minister for Health, Mr port is expected to reEer to Miss
Stewart, gavo details of the ~~eY's figures and fo press -
study yesterday when he strongly for heavier penattia
opened the lUth Nat;onal Drug for drug traffickiag. .
Enforcement Ufficers' course at T'he Premier, Mr Wran, eaid
Manly. Y~~WdaY that the Government
The figures were revealed on would not delay Impleai~nting
t6e eve of We tabling of the ~~~uY of the�Comroission's ro-
Royal Commission's report in ~mendations a~ practicable.
- State Parliament this afternoon. Mr Wran, who has only,
Mr Sfewart said the research ~ned :the repott, wouid not
officer, Miss Roseanne Aonney, ~ diswn yesterday aai its ~on-
had produced figures showing ~ ' ~ �
that the number of heavy users But he gave an iadication of
of narcotics - those expose~! to the GovernmenYe attitude to
the danger of overdosing - stronger pe,nalties when he said:
had risen in NSW from jusL "I thi~lc the coaimunity' is b~ ;
over 7,000 in 1976 to about ~ming more add mora appre-
9,250 in 1978. hensive about 'the wideapread~
A spokesman for the NSW use of, drugs, ~ranpng from al-
Drug and Alcohol Authority cohot to heroin. :
said yesterday that the use of The Premier said there might
narcotics meant almost ex- also be some merit in awaitmg
clusively the use of heroin. ~e report of the federal Royal
Miss Bonne 's stud was ~0D1IIL~~on intct_~ Druge, Qoc-
based on the. number ~ people ~n
C~ ~ f
arrested for dru offences and ~~~a fate of the
B N'arcotics Bureau was discweea'
subsequently arrested on a yesterday at a meeting of
separate but similar chazge. Federal Cabinet.
Mr Stewart said that if the However, it is lielieved that
State figures were applied Cabinet made no final decision
Australia-wide, there were on the future of tha buresu.
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AUSTRALIA
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PRESS REPORTS REPERCUSSIONS OF WILL?AMS, WOODWARD REPORTS
. Criticism from Opposition
Canberra THE AUSTRAI,IAN in English 8 Nov 79 p 2
[Report from Gary 0'Neill]
[Text] `~THE'Opposition bombarded the Minister tor j
Business and Consumer Affairs, 141r FiFe, for ~
hours yesterday over the report ot Air Justice
Woodward on the Federal Narcotics Bureau. ~ ~
, ' But an unrelenting cross-examination during -
Y Question Time and an attempt to censyre him
' iailed to moti e hir Fife to rcnounce his lo~~ait~� to tlie
~ bureau. He stonewalled seceral questions harshly~ ^
i- criticat of the bureau's compecence and record of i
` administration.
� He said thr. Go~~ernment t~~ould not make any~
more changes to combat the drug trade uc~til the;
: Royal Commission on Dru~ Traffickrog in NSW
~ released its final report, expected before the end of -
the y~ear.
Mr 2~ife defended the permanent head of his,
' department from charges of misleadinq the -
commission. Fte said he had told his dcparunent to
co-operate in every a�ay and believed it hacl done so. ' -
Thc Leader of Lhe Opposition, ~1r Iiayden.
: shouting across tlie table at Mr Fite, said he should ~
be condemned tor his administration of the
narcotics bureau.
He accused Mr Fite of tr~�ing to co~~er up the
ineffecti~~eness of the bureau in comba6ing the
lethal dru~; I.rade in Australia. i
He said Mr Fife had rammed legislation through
Parliamcnt to ~ice tlie bureau phone-tapping
rights a~hen :~IPs ~�ere not fully aw~are of the ,
consequences ot the action.
The bureau had been an unparallelled failure as a
la�~ er~[orcemetit aFency. It liacl been infiltrated
and lcaks from its comp~itcr banks had resulted in
the deaths ot narcotics ir.formants, he said. i
bir Fite said ttie Go~~ernn~ent l~ad acted
responsibly and yuickly at all times to make inlerim
changes lo thr. burca~Cs ad?ninistration.
But it ~�ould be irresponsible, he said, to _
unclertake mure major changes to drug
. administration agencies before the fu11 report and
- recommendations of the royal commission were. -
~ known later tlus year. , , , , , , ,
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� Police To Replace Naxcotics Bureau
= C;ir~hr:r�r.~ 'f'HE AU~'('RALIAN Iri Pn~;lish 7 Nov 79 p 3
~Ii~:~~ur�I I'r�c~m Itu:;:~uL.L '~c~lin~~icl~:r~J
[Text]
'flll~, fUltClloll 0[ 111C I'Cd- The C*o~~ernmcut has 315o inlcrim repoc6 ot tl~e Nti~V
et'al i~:tCCnlics P,ul'cau is to hcen urged to organise thc in- Ro~al Coinn~is~ion un Drn:;s
troduct,ion of uniform State- ~~~hich stron~ly criticised thc
Ue t.Ikeli 01'Cr b,y the newly- fcdcral legislation on drug r.llecti~�encss uf the bureau.
[orined :lustralian Federal ~rat~ic~;in~, ~n ics r~~,u,�c. ~abled iii NSW
" PollcC. Thc decision leaves in douUt Parliamcl~L yesterda~�, ihe
the fulure of the chief of the coniuiission:
Officers appointed to the Federal Narcotics Bureau. Mr ACCUSED 6he bure:~u of f.+~l-
ne~v narcotics division are ex- Har~~e~~ Bates. w~ho t~'as se- ing i~? us ain~ ol ~Ietectwb
' ~~er.trd tn be rotated at t��o- verely criLicised by the Leader m;,j�rdriig lraltirkers.
~�~arl~~ intcrcal;; to tninimise