JPRS ID: 10407 WORLDWIDE REPORT NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

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APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047102109: CIA-RDP82-00850R400504040053-4 - FOR OFF[CIAL USE ONLY JPRS L/10407 24 Mar~h ~ 1982~ . - Worldwide Re ort p NARCOTICS ANp DAPIGERO~JS DRUGS - (FOUO 14/82) FBIS FOREIGN BRO/~DCA~T ~I~FORMATION SERViCE FOR QF3~'ICIAL USE aNLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500044053-4 NOT~ JPRS publications contain information primarily from foreign newspapers, periodicals and boaks, but alsa from news agency - transmissions and bruadcasts. Materials from foreign-language _ sources are translated; those from English-language sources are transcribed or reprinted, with the original phrasing and other characteristics retained. . Headlines, editorial reports, and mater~al enclosed in brackets ~ are supplied by ,~PRS. Processing indicators such as [Text] or [Excerpt] i.i the first line of each item, or following ~he la~t line of a brief, indicate'how the ariginal information was processed. 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WORLDWIDE REPURT = NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS ' ~ (FOUO 14/82) CONTENTS ASIA HONG KONG ' Laboratory Uaed. Electronic Oven To Manufacture Heroin (Tommy Lewis; SOUTH CHINA MORNING P05T, 2 Mar 82).......... 1 = Large Drug Cache Foimd on Freighter Fmm Singapore ('Lommy Lewis; ~OUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 1:~ Feb 82) 2 Courts To Impose Stiffe r Penalties on Drug Traffickers ( S OiJTfi CHINA MORNING POS T, 2 7 Feb 82 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 _ ~ao Crewmen Jailed for Smuggling Opium Fx~m Singapore ~ (SOU'i'H CHINA IN~RNING POST, 27 Feb 82) s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ' Colony Seen as Transit Point for No 4 Heroin (Paul Mosley; SOUTH QiINA MORNTNG P06T, 17 Feb 82) 5 Heroin Packet.s Taken From Amexican Msn's Stomach (SOUTH CHINA. MORNING POST, 18 Feb 82) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Briefs - Morphine Trafficking Charge 7 Thai-BasE~d Drug Syndicate 7 Drug Fight Reversal 7 - Drug Addiction Film 8 Heroin Bis ~ributing Center 8 Opium.Seizure $ MALAYSIA ~ Sarawak Police ir Antinarcotics Operation (BOR[vE0 BULLETITT, 23 Jan 82) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - a - [III - WW - 138 FOUO] FOR OFF'~CIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000540040053-4 _ FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Wel~are Ministry Completing Study on Drug Pmblems (NEW STRAITS TIMES, 29 Jan 82~ .............e............. 10 ASEAN Legislators Study Drug Control Measures ~ (BIJSINESS TIMES, 4 FAb 82) 11 Increase in Number of Malay Drug Abusers (NEW STRAITS ~'IMES, 30 Jan 82) Z2 NEW ZEALAND Aus tral:tan Drug Probe To Take Evidence in New Zesland (THE EVENING POST, 12 Feb 82) 13 People Cultivating Cannabis in Ev~r-In creasing Numbers (~iE PRESS, 29.Jan 82) 14 Camouflaged Plots, by John Durning Low THC Content PAKIS TAN ~ Bi-iefs Drug Peddlers in Graveyards 16 Narcatics ilendors Held 16 Narco tics Haul in Hyderabad 16 - Aid Pro~ect Dacument Signed 17 Qzaras Seized 17 Narcotic Peddlers Rounded Up ~7 Charas, Opium Seizure � 18 l~rrest of Charas Dealer 18 Baluchistan Heroin Seizure 18 PHILIPPINES StiFfe r Antidrug Iaw Signed (PHILIPPINES DAILY EXPLRESS, 3 Mar 82) 19 Stronger Drug Law, Stiffer Penalties Annoim ced (BULLETIN TODAY, 9 Feb 82) 21 Marihuana Plants Seized at Mountain Plantation (BiTLLETIN TODAY, 1 Mar 82) 22 _ SOUTH KOREA Secret Transactions in Amphetamines Reported (Ch'oe Yon-an; SINDONGA, Jan 82) 23 ~ - b - . - FOR OFFICIA~, U~E ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 _ FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ~ S RI LANKA Briefs Ganja Plants Seized 44 7~iAILAND ~ Status, Locations of KMT Villages Reported (SIAM MAI, 13 Feb 82) 45 KMT Couunandei Says 93rd Division Harbors Khim SA Refugees - (Lui E-Thien, Arim Charoenthangchaixraya Interv~.ew; - SIAM MAI, 13 Feb 82) 49 _ Kriangsak Interviewed on Relationship With KMT, Anti-SUA = Operations (Kriangsak Chamanana Interview.; SIAM MAI, 13 Feb 82).0...... S3 _ Editorial Doul~ts Effectivenes~ of Anti-ST1A Operations (Editp~:ial; PATINYA, IS Feb 82)....... 59 Ban Hin Taek Raid Said To Benefit Non-Thai Interests (PATINYA, 15 Feb 82) 61 - Impact of Crop Substitution, Other Programs Noted - (KHAO CHATURAT, 15 Feb 82).... 68 VIE TNAN ' B rie fs Drug Addict Treatment 74 LATI:N AMERICA B EIHAMAS ' B ri.e fs Sentence in Marihuana ~ase 75 Drug Detection Equipment 75 B ARB ADOS _ Drug Offenses Increase 20 Percent in 1981 Over 1980 (SUPZDAY SUN, 21 Feb 82) 76 - BE RMiJI)A Briefs ~Cocaine Smuggling 77 - c - FOR OFFICIAL L`SE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 ' FOR OFFICIAL lJSE ONLY - COLONIB IA - Briefs U.S. Drug Traffickers Killed 78 Cocaine Confiscated in Bogota 78 Marihuana to Hamburg Intercepted JAMAI CA - Briefs Cocaine Possession Fine Imposed 79 MEXICO Briefs Marihuatia Traffickers Sentenced ~ Federal Prisoners' Pre-Release Imminent 80 Hashish Seizure Reported 81 Marihuana Seized 81 Marihuana Intercepte3 at Sea 81 i PE RU B rie fs Drug Z'ra~.ffickers Arrested 82 NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ISRAEL Briefs Hashish Fotmd in Sea 83 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BOTSWANA Health Minister on Regional Drug Committee ~ (Larona Sedimo; DAILY NEWS, 2 Mar 82) 84 SOUTH AFRICA ' MAIL' Li f ts Lid on ' Pink Death' Horm r (Chris Olckers; RAND DAILY MAIL, 12, 15 Feb 82) . . . . � � � � � � � 86 Addicts Get Li~~o From Doctors HeZp Sought - 3 - FOR OFFICIAL UST: ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R004500040053-4 FOR UFF~CIAL USE ONLY Briefs Massive Dagga Haul in Natal 90 Fewer Di-ug Reports to TED 90 Cape D~ ug Racket 91 y Cocaine Dealer 91 Dagga Haul Destroyed 91 ~ WEST EUR.OPE DENMARK/GREENLAND Number o� Drugs Viola~ions Almost Triples From 198U to 19 81 ~ (GRONLANDSPOSTEN, 24 Feb 82) 92 - Briefs Hashish Smuggler's Sentence Increased 94 Taxi Driver So ld Hashish 94 - FRAN CE French-Thai Conn~ction, Routes, ?~fethods Examined (R~ger Holeinrire; PARIS MATCH, 22 Jan 82) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 GREE Lebanese Drug Trafficksrs Arrested in Piraeus (ELEVTHEYOTYPIA, 23 Feb 82).............. 104 - NO RWAY Auditors Find Drugs Enforcement Agency F~ds Unspent (Ingrid Hagen; AFT~NPOSTEN, 22 F~?b 82) 106 SWF.DEN Nordic Ministers Propose yo Send Narcotics Poli~ee Oversea~ (Thorleif Andreassen; AFTENPOSTEI~, 22 Feb 82)....... 108 ,3 - - e - FOR OF~'ICIAL USE ONLY APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047102109: CIA-RDP82-00850R400504040053-4 HONG KONG - IABORATORY USED ELECTRONI~' OVEN TO MANUFACTURE HEROIN Hong Kong SOUTH CHID1.4 MORNING POST in English Mar 82 p 12 (~rticle by Tommy Lewis~ ~Text~ ~iarcotics officers laboratory on the 12th floor - scored a ma or trium~ h at of the Wing Kin factory heroin for local distribution. ~ ~ buiidin ~n Kwai Chun on Eight trays uf tio 3 heroin the weekead when they g~ g could be processed at che ~ closed a laboratory in Sunday night. same time in the oven. The officers, on surveil- Kwai Chung using an elec- ~ance duty, saw a man throw Thc drugs found in ~he :ronic oven to manu'[acture labor~tory appeared to be heroin. were la er p�ound to co tain "Whit_r" than some of the No . This is the first time Cus- traces of heroin base. 3 heroin found on addicts. toms Investigation Bureau The man later left the This couid be a result of officers have come across the premises and was intercepted ?t being processed by an elec- use of an electroaic oven to by CIB officers when 6e re. cronically controlled oven rocess heroin. turncd to the factory with Which chemists say could _ P draw out more liqu~d from By doing so the syndicate, another man. the drugs;' CIB offictrs said. which has bcen under sqrveil- Ti?ey were taken into the (nvestigators beli:ve that ' lance for some time, was able factory and the heroin plant the syndicate's plant staned to refine the heroin base four was then discovered. operating two months ago, times faster than the conven- :About 2.5 kg of No 3 ~n after the previous tenant tional kerosene-stove method. heroin worth 5300,OOU on the }~d closed its doors for busi� "This is the first time we retail market as well as com- ness. ' have come across an electron- plete sets of apparatus and ~~~ye believe the seized ic oven being used to process chemicals usually associated . heroin was the second ba(ch heroin from heroin base,"�the with the manufacture oP her- processcd in the laboratory," chieF of the C[ B. Senior oin were found. they said. Superintendent K.S. Tong, "The heroin, stored in nine CIB officers said the also - said yesterday. packets, appeared tu have y The laboratory is believed been freshly manufactured be~ieve that ehe syndicate. ~ to have produced No 3 heroin and was ready for distribu- may bt connected wuh the - for Colony-wide distribution, tion," according to CIB seizure of 73 kg of heroin he said. Superintendent K. L. Mak, base early last month wtiich "Chemists, who examined who directed the raid an the was brought to Hongkong in the oven, claimed it could� factory. three air compressors on proccss heroin four times Another man believed to board a Singa~re�registered faster than the kerosene have been involved wit6 the containervcsse. , stoves normally used to toast laborator'y was arrested in a That seizure, converud to ihe drugs," Sen Supt Tong raid on a flat in Shamshuipo� 210 kg of No 3 heroin, would - ~aid. yaferday - one of five Fetch S27 miUion on the retail Three Chiu Chow men, sW~Ps conducted in the New market. ~ un~ of whom is believed to bc Territones and Kowloon since Two local men were ar- a chemist, werc arrested in che laboratory s discovery. rested Following the seizure. - coruection witMthe laborato- Supt Mak said the syndi- ~goth are belicved to be mem- ryin Kwai Chung on Sunday. cate ~unning the plant may be bers of a Singapore�based They are still being inter- c6e s:sme one known to the international narcot~cs rack- _ rogated b} CIB officers, who ClB aver the past few years. are also searching for another The discovery of the elec- Recent seizures - eotall- chemis~. tronic oven maka C[B offi- ing nearly I00 kg - have' . C(B officers raided che cers believe the plant catered caused street drag prices to for mass production of tio 3 rise by 10 per cent, according to intelligence reperts. rsr~; ~ 3'~); 91_'_ � 1 ' APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 HONG KONG ~ I - Lr1RGE ~RUG CACHE FOUND ON FREIGHTER FROM SINGAPORE Hong hong SOUTH CHINA MORIVING POST in English 19 Feb 82 p 1 [~rticle by Tommy Lewis~ ~Text~ Customs ofticers have launched a Colony-wide hunt senior customs officer is likely to teave for Singapore _ for a couple, believed to be the people behind the shortly to make further inquiries. : importation of a large consignment of narcotics smug- T'he drugs find was made during a routine search of gled into Hongkong from Singapore. � the Zim Singapore on its arrival from Isreal via The consignment consists of 18 kilos of heroin base Singapore. and 4.5 kilos:of dehydrated opium, estimated to be A team of CIB officers headed by Senior Superin- worth S7 miUion on the retail market. tendent K.S. Tong, later found that a Chiu Chow cook It was seized by customs officers on board the had alteady gone ashore. freighter, Zim Singapore, which arrived here from A team of officers went to his home and arrested Singaoore on Wednesday morning. him. They took him back to the vesael for further Immedi~::;; ~iier the seizure of the heroin base ~nquiria. Tho cook is believed to have unpacked packets of was made from under tons of water and human waste heroin h~se and flushed them down a!oilet when the from a tank of the vcssel, customs officers raided two custotns officers boarded th: vessel. premises in Western district, the homcs of the wanted About five tons of water and human waste was later man and woman. pumped out of the tank and customs officers recovered . Customs ofBcers believe the narcotics may be from hero~n base. the~ same supplier of the S27 million consignment 1'wo large plast~c bags were found on a deck close which was smuggled here on board the Singaporean to tiie cook's quarters - one contained 4.5 kilos of registered container ship, World I.ion, two weeks ago. dehydrated opium and the other contained wrappi~gs Senior custor.is officers believe that a Singapore- with traca of herain base. based drug syndicate is using the island republic as a Customs officers also seized a kilo of hashish on "transit point" ir. the smuggling of narcotics to Hong- board a Gteek freightet during a search following its kong from the Golden Triangle. atrival from the Middle East yesterday. Details uf the two seizures have been sent to the No one was atresied in connection with the seizure, Singapore authoritia and informed sources say that a estimated to be worth 5200,000 on the local retail - mar'set. CSO: 532U/91?2 2 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000540040053-4 HONG KONG COURTS TO I~`'IPOSE STIFFER PENALTIES ON DRUG TRAFFICKERS Hong Kong SOUTH CHINA `~fORNING POST in English 27 Feb 82 p 6 L T ext ~ Courts will soon be abie Triangle last year. The same Burmese bcrder. to impose greater penalties amount is ezpected this year. Mr Lee said while the no- on drug traffickers. "This has resulted in a 70 torious area was suffering . New legislatian is being per cens increase in prosecu- . from a drought, tho European prepared in a bid to reverse tions far minor drug offences and North Amencan markeu and a doubling of the popula- were supplied by the Golden - an upward trend last year - Cresccnt wh~ch borders [ran. - for the first time in eight tion of addicts under 21 m tha years - in drug-related ac- Drug Addiction Treatment Afghanistan aad Pakistan. - . Centre. � Mr Lee said its annual t~vities. 'The number of addicu production was a stunning - Another Bill, which will under 21 admieted to Shek 1,200 tonne,s. be introduced in the Le isla- p This means that Golden 8 .Kwu Chau has also tri led;' rriang~e traffieken are being tive f:ouncil, w;ll give ,police Mr Lee said. forced to market the stuff ofticers legal protection to Tb~ a}' cheap drugs aggrossively in Southeast conduct body searches. . has also doubled the numbec Asia, Hongkong and Austra- The Commiuioner for oF newly reported addicts in ~~a, Mr La said. ~Iarcotics, Mr Peter La, said the IS to 19 age group and a ~~~y are attempting to yesterday that the new law 37 per cent rise among 21 ta ihe area this year and , will enable the couru to im- 24 year olds. ; pose heavy penaities on ship- In 1980, there were 283 they will not stop at any- owners whose vessels were thing,' the veteran narcotics new addicu aged between l5- f hter said. found to bs repcatedly involv- lg, Last year rt rose to 571 g M~ said drug syndi- ed in the smugglmg of heroin. and in the 20-24 age bracket, ' The other Bill wiil extend 747 cases were reported as cates will use any method to - to police ofFccrs t6e same opposed to 546. smuggle the stuff in. To counter this, Mr La powers enjoyed by customs I am �very concerned;' sayd narcotics authorities are officials to authorise a physi- Mr Lee said, addin that the cal scarch on suspected re�examining all of Hong- traffickers. � number of drug-related cor- kong's drug treatment pro- ruption cases has also increas- rammes and are strengtben- Custom ofFicers a re pro- ~ over the past two years. g tected from being accused of However, Mr Lee said the ~n6 the law enforcement violating human rights by ~~t~o~age of addict-prison- arms. people who had undergone ~~ng admitted to Scanley Mr Lee said methadone - body searches and who w~re prison had continued to de� clinics will be increased from found innocent. cline from 23per cent in 1980 the existing 20 to 25 by April - :~[r La said he did nor to 24 per cenc last year. and the Action Committer, anticipate opposition from the Another encouraging sign Against Narcotics will steP _ public because a drug effence w'as that auendances at uP its publicity offeasive eo , ~s in itself "a violation of inethadone clinics remained persuade youngsters awr?y human rights." . high, he said, from drugs. Treatment and - ~Ir Lee disclosed drug Mr Lee said he fo~esaw a rehabilitaUOn progtammes statistics indicated a worsen- furious battle bGtween drug W>� also be enhanced. ing situation last year. syndicates and law enforce- ~v(eanw6ile, the ACNA is From 19'7g onwards every ment agents in the months to push ahead with tests on eategory of drug addicts ahead as the Asian matket is the effectaveness of a new showed a stsady decline, he virtually the only remaining Form oP replac+emcnt drug, said. one far opium produced in the buprenorphine, for metha- But he attributed the rise Golden Triangle on the Thai- done. _ to the bumper 600-tonne opium harvest in the Gulden CSO: ~ 3'_'~! 91`_'-' 3 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 ~ ~ HONG KONG ~ T~dO CREWMEN JAILEll FOR SMUGGLING OPIUM FROM SING~IPORE Hong Kong SOUTH CHI~r1 MORNING POST in English 27 Feb 82 p 6 LTest~ Two members oi t6e creN 't'6e m=yter ot t6e sW~,~, ot� a Panamanian registered Hui Mao-wai (39?. was ac- s6ip y~ce~r quitted ot the c6a~e by the sentences fnr con~pincy to j~~, oo Tuesdiy after bia smug~k opium wor.h S1~ o~l- ~~4 lohn Nechoias, Ifon into Hongkong. ~d made ~ eo c~u to arower Or Chun-fai (42), chie[ submi~sioa. � steward of tbe I.o Chiang, was Mr Peter N~uyen appear- sertteeced to serea years' iai- ~{o~ ~((=j-ming, wbo w~s prisonment and fined S30,000 acquitted by tbe jury o0 or another six mont6s in li+eu. 'I'hdr~d~y. He ~Iso repre~eat- , Lam Tun~-koog, fifth ~d~� engineer, was jailed for ti~e Mr Albert Sanguinetti ap- . yars. - peared foc C6an Kwoag, and Another man, Ch~n Kwon~ Mr Mohan B6anv~ney !or (281, wa~ sent to prison tor six Lam. years. xlso 0o the corep~rACy Senior Crorvn cownel charge. Colin White prosecuted. Chaa and Os were convict- During the trial the rnurt ed after a trial. was told that 82.67 kila ot L~m pladed guilty.. P*~Mred opiuo ~ere broog6t passia sentence m the iato Hongkon~ in a spaire pu- 8 ton in the engme room of tbe Hig6 Court, Mr Justice Addi- ~~uo , son said tbat ~lthoug6 opium It was loaded in Sin~pore , Mas treated as less serioug and disco~ered by customs _ than hard dro~s, the import~- otficers in Hoogkoog as two Non of this rast qwoNty into men attempted to take it � to Hongkon~ wa9 a rery serious shore in a matorbwt. matter. CSO: ~320/9122 4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 HONG KONG COLONY SEEN AS TRANSIT POINT FOR NO 4 HEROIN �~iong Kong SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST in English 17 Feb 82 p 10 ~Article by Paul Mosley~ ' ~Textl Discoveries in rhe past year of No 4 sengers and cargo have to pass through heroin, in and bound for Hongkong, cauld see customs. - the Colony once again being used as a main But, he said, ocean-going vessels and fish- transit point to other countrics in thc world. ing junks posed a more difCcult probler.:, This was likely because No 4 would not be althoagh details of approximate quentities primarily for local use, said Senior Superin- heing smugglad into Hongkong were not tendent K. S. Tong, who heads thc Customs known. Investigation Bureau. F,ptry via other routes such as Peking and Speaking at a I.ions Club lunch meeting, Japan were only isolated incidents, he said, he said the rc-emcrgcncc of largc yuantitics and added that it was impossible to search or - of No 4 heroin was not popular with local give equal attention to everyone entering addicts as it was 90 per cent pure, much more Hongkong. - expensive (than N- 3 heroin) and was gener- For this reason he suggested that couriers ally uscd for injecting not inhaling which is would feel less conspicuous if they entered the usuallocal method. Hongkong from non-established drug routes He said l~ongkong was being used as a such as Japan and Taiwan. transit point because the quantity of No 4 was And he dispel.ied the possibiliiy a:' another too great for local consumption. "French Connection, even though the only _ Dcpcnding on its availability and pricc, real European drug connection from Asia is Hongkong could possibly turn into an export Paris. ccntrc once again, hc said. His reason for dismissing the Paris link is fiowcver, he said, vigilance at the airport that it simply provides a stop�over For con- had bcen stepped up. signments of drugs in transit to Fiolland. - Other ma~n problems facing thc b ireau Concerning the fall in prices because of include containing the routes from the G~Iden the bumper haYvest, he said that with more Triangle and China. drugs becoming available, smaller dealers and And with another bumper harvest in the distributors could now afford to set up shop. Golden Triangle, customs officaals are having And this has led to prices in the Golden - to contcnd with traffickcrs trying moro and Triangle falling by 78 per cent for raw opium varicd routes to smugglc hard drugs into the and uQ to 54 per cent in Hongkong. ~Colony, he said. . W~th the fall in wholesale value, street . Supt Tong, offering a broad outline on prices in Hongkong have subsequen~~y drop- � 1-longkong's drug situauon, said: ped. "If we cannot overcome this Golden To combat a(looding of the Hongkong Trianglc and China routc vic arc likely to markct, more custort:s officers are being post- have more problcros bccausc of thc volume of ed to kecp watch on the harbour and airport. traffic from thesc two placcs. He said the rccent armed conflict ori the "Wc also havc to be extremcly tight at the Thailand side of the Golden Triangle with ' � land bordcr (with China), but wc h:ivc not yct opium warlord, Khun Sa, was unlikely to discovered any cases corning in dircctly from affect the Hongkong market as it only ac- - China," although hc said that w~ith so many counts for 10 pcr cent of the total production vehiclcc crossing cvcry day, thcrc w:~s a great in the area. dcal uf c:onccrn uvcr Ihis arca. Howcvcr, Mr Tong explaincd that as Rcgarding thc m,iin cntry points for drug much of the opium in this area is exported tr;~ffickcrs, Mr 'fong said Kai Tak airport through Chiang Mai, "the route from the was undcr "fairly gcx~d control," sis all pas� Goldcn Trianglc to China will be disruptcd." CSO: 5320/9122 5 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 HONG KON G - HEROIN PACKETS TAKEN FROM AMERICAN MAN~S STOMACH Hong Kong SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST in Engli.sh 18 Feb 82 p 7 ~TextJ Forty-~hree packets of pure heroin were taken From the - stomach of an American shipyard worker at Queen Elizabeth Hospital early on Sunday, police said yesterday. . One of the packets taken from Edwin White (46), from San Diego, Cahfornia, had ruptured. Drug fighters said last night he was lucky to be still alive and iF the operation had not been performed in time, othor packets might have broken and he could have died of an overdosc. Last year, a drug coarier died of an overdose when a condom concealed in his rectum burst shortly after he returned from Bangkok. Last night White was in fair condition in the hospital's custodial ward. Police said the total seizure was 200 grams. - They said No 4 heroin, almost 100 per cent in purity, is . usually used for injection by addicts. Police said White is cxpccted to be charged today with possessing dange~ous drugs for unlawful trafiicking. Although Whitc is still in hospital, the charge papers will be taken before a magis!rate at South Kowloon Court to have him remanded in hospital. White arrived from Ncpal via New Delhi last Thursday on his way to Los Angeles. During the flight herc, he told flight staff he was unwell. When the jet landed, White was taken to Queen Elizabeth Haspital for a check up. ~ Thrcc small packets uf heroin No 4 fell on the ground , when nurses took off his socks. Doctors operatcd aftcr his condition deteriorated. CSO: 5320/9122 6 . APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000540040053-4 HONG KONG BRTEFS ~ MORPHINE TRAFFICKING CHARGE--Committal proceedings against two men charged with conspiracy to traffic in a dangerous drug was yesterda,y fixed for Ms}~ ]_4 by Mr M.W. Fung at Western Court. Chan Tin-chotit (42) and Cheng Sai-nun (38) are alleged to have between January 23 and February 3 conspired together and with others unknown to traffic in approximately 72.73 kilos of esters oF morphine. They were remanded in jail custody. [Text~ ~Hong Kong _ SOUTH CP~INA MORNING POST in English 19 Feb 82 p 12~ THAI BA.SED DRUG SYNDICATE--Customs Investigation Bureau officers last night - releas~ad after questioning two men--a Thai businessman and a laca.l resident. They uiere questioned in connection with a Thai-based drug syndicate which is se~zriing drugs to Hongkong by couriers. The pair, released on $2,000 police bail each, were arrested early yesterday morning in the lobby of a Yaum~.~ti hotel. Their deCention followed the arrest on Wednesday of two Thai nationals-~one at Kai Tak airport and the other in the same Yaumati hotel. - The two Thais arrested on Wednesday were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where eight condoms of heroin base were found in thefr rectums. The heroin base weighed 570 grams and if convErted to No 3 heroin could fetch a retail price of $210,000. ~Excerpt~ [Hong Kong SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST in English 26 Fbb 82 p 10] DRU~ FIGHT REVERSAL--Last year's sudden influx of drugs to Hongkon~ resulted in a sharp reversal of the success of the fight against drug abuse, said Che Commissioner for Narcotics, t~r Peter Lee yesterday. T'rie infux led to the ha.lving of the price. of heroin which was "now freely available on the streets of this territory." Mr Lee was addressing the Shamsliuipo anti- ~ narcotics seminar organised by the Shamshuipo district anti-narcotics com- mittee. He said: "The number of those charged with minor drug offences has risen by 37 percezt." There had been a 19 percent :increase in the number of people first reported to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse last year over the previous year's figures. Mr Lee said: '"The number of people aged between 15 and 19 years old wiio.were first reported to the Central Registry last year was 571 which was more than double those reported in the previous year." Ile called for a redoubling of a11 efforts and mobilisation of all resources to warn the cou~nunity, especially the young, of the dangers of drug addic- tion. He reminded his audience that a drug education liaison centre was run by the Narcotics Division to help scho~ls organise talks and discussions on the dangers of drugs. About 100 school administrators attenaled yester- day's seminar. ~Text~ ~Hong Kong SOUTH CfiINA MORNING POST in English 28 Feb 82 p 8] ~ - ~ APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000540040053-4 - DItI.1C AllDICTION 1'ILM--A tough new film about drug addiction that has taken Luxope by storm is to be screened uncensored in Hongkong. Based on a true. story, Christiane F is a starkly-realistic production about a 13-qear-old ' Ger~an girl who becomes a heroin addict. The film is powerful anti-drug propaganda aimed at unveiling the mysteries surrounding heroin addiction� The Government's chief film censor, Mr Pierre Lebrun, thought Christiane F was a good film to illustrate the horror of drugs. A proportion of royal- ties from Christiane F will b e given for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts. ScE:~es from the film will be shown tonight on fihe Radio Telev?sion Hongkong programme Here and Now which will be focusing on the problem of drugs. ~Excerpts~ ~Hong Kong SOUTH CHINA M~ORNING POST in English 26 Feb 82 p 17a HEROIN DISTRIBUTING CENTER--Hong Kong, 1 Feb--Anti-narcotics detectives believe they have smashed a heroin distribution centre aft~r seizing 1.2 kilogrammes - of suspected heroin with a street value of 250,000 dollars (45,000 US), it was reported here today. A 27-year-old man, who arrived here from Guangzhou, China, three years ago, was arrested. Police said he would be charged with possession of dangerous drugs for illegal trafficking. The suspected heroin was seized in a downtown flat after a week-long investigation into a retailing and distri- bution centre in Hong Kong's red light district of Wanchai.--NAB/AFP [TExt] [Rangoon THE WORKING PEOPLE'S DAILY in English 3 Feb 82 p 6] OPIUM SEIZURE--A burglary investigation has helped police seize about 27 kilo- grams of suspected prepared opium. The suspect drugs were discovered yesterday morning in a Kowloon City flat, next to one which was reportedly ransacked in the burglary. A woman called the police on Thursday night to say her home had been burgled while she was out and about $4,500 in cash and valuables was miss- ing.. Police fourid a door of a flat on thE~ same fZoor had also been tampered with. As na one was in the flat, policemen were posted to wait for the occupi- er to return. Then at 9.30 am yesterday, a party of police officers entered the flat and found 15 packets of suspected prepared opium inside a refrigera- ~ tor. They are still' looking for the occupant of the �lat. [Textl [Hong Kong - SOUTfI CHINA MORIvING POST in E~glish 20 Feb 82 p 6] CSO: 5320/9120 . 8 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 MALAYSIA ~ . SARAWAK POLICE IN ANTINARCOTICS OPERATION Kuala Belait BORNEO BULLETIN in English 23 Jan 82 p 32 [Text] KUCHING. - T'hc night, 144 had been re- are very reluctant to+re- known to tu~n to illegal big police operation ag- leased atter urine tests veal their contacts, he means to support the~r ainst druq addicts and failed to turn up traces noted. ' expensive habit. pushers in Sazawak is of drugs. But 19 who had Among the suspects The crime scene thro- continwng to pull in positive urine tests ~.vere rounded up wcre i7 sus- ughout Sarawak has, in- suspects, with the total sent to drug rehabilita- Pected traf(ickers, but deed, been guiet aince number detained aP- tion'centres. none were caught in the police crack-dow~i on proaching 300 by Wed- possession of any drug~, addicts began. Reports Anotlier 103 detainees nesday of this week. The operation has, in of thefts and other crim- ration Berkaz is a~'ere still in custody at ~act, uncoveied only a es have fallen by half, ~ detection centres or hos- whatnha s ueenadescribed pultssofa hei~nurineetests. ~~uga ~ble amount of Duesday.eri ,Ytun said on as Malaysia's ~;nemy The remainder of the $Y Tuesday night po- As well, police hope Number Onc - the usc lice had seized 11 gram- they have struck a blow oE addicti~�e drugs. suspects were bein~ held mes of dned epiu:a and at gang activity with the in central ~olice stationa one litre of li uiJ o ium arrest of 17 sus ected _ 'fhe opcration was la- ~n the mai~ towns and q p ' unched in Sarawak on a included 17 people al- as well as 29 tablets of gang members who had massive scaie on January ~egedly involved in ille- drugs knuwn as Rochee� been on the wanted list. 10, with 130 sus ec~s Hal gang activities. 2 and DAF-118. Officers are now ga- F First Di~�ision olice Drug peddlers use a thering e~idence so the netted in the space of a p variety of mcans to suspects can be prosecut- (ew early rnorning hoNrs chieF, Superintendent smugg~e tlieir deadly ed in court. as more t}~an 400 police Vincent Kl~oo, describ- goods into the state and Police figures show o([icers raided the haunts ed one goal af Operation ~a~~ce hope to use leads that of the 293 arrests and homcs o[ known Berkas as being to cut g~eaned from detainees made during Operation addicts. off drug supplies and so to catch them in the act. Berkas, 164 were in Ku- Raids have continued eventually bring down ~~~ye are keeping a ching, 62 in Miri, 42 in ' on a daily basis since, tt~e number of addicts ~~~se watch on the air Sibu, 19 in Sarikei and _ and the operation is to (about 1,000 have I~een and ~ea routes," Mr six in Limbang. q~ on "indefinitcly," ac- identificd in tlie state Khoo said. The detaineCs includ- cording to Commissioner :~ut the true nutnber may Police aiso believe that ed 10 students, 14 gov- nE Police Datuk Seri be much higher). Operation Berkas can ernment servants, 25 bu- 1'ur.n Yuet Leng. It is difficult to trace help cut down on the ~~n~asmen, 139 manual Of the 293 suspects the sources of drugs, amount of petty crime, WO1kers, and 93 unem- � detained by 'I'uesday however, because addicts because many addicts are P~oyed people. _ CSO: 5300/fi319 9 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500044053-4 MALAYSIA WELFARE MINISTRY COMPLETING STUDY ON DRUG PROBLEMS Kuala Lumpur NEW STRAITS TIMES in English 29 Jan 82 p 1 , [Text] gUALA LUMPUR~ Datin Paduka Aishah ticationcentreairomths Thurs. Drug addicts said her Ministry was pre- ~ ttlcient~rshab111tat on might be glven mili- ~'ing a blueprint on tackl- centree have been eatab- tar trainin under a~ng the roblems posed by ~~ehed. y g dru ad~iCta. "We are thlnktn~ ot r e h a b i 1 i t a t i o n~ p r q- T~e study~ covering all tEete~tn the b1g cit ea c~a gramme, Welfare Min- aspecte af the drug menace, ~n every pollce atatton;' ister Datin Paduka b eXp~e~c hd to be completed ehe~ a�ie, the hospltale Ha ah Aishah Ghani y M jj She said her 1Vliniatry haveenoughofaproblem sa,iil tOda . would be aolel y reaponaible ~n T h e i g aas p ect wf~t She sai~ her M in i s t ry for the roblem. _ was currently studying the p aleo be reviewed and desirability of such a move A aerlea oi discuasions aome changes� mlght be which was aimed at enforc- ~d mQetirig8 Will bC hL'Id D~g Actt 1862arelating in disci lit~e amon the With the vaxious Minig~riea~ to the detentfon ot drug - addicts. p g including the Nfinistries o. _~dl~cs. She also said her Min- Health~ Home~ Education Aeeearch woutd be un- ~ and I:abour. dertaken on reasona for istry was looking into the paychiatriats an'd the predomtnance ot feasibllity of turning an~ is- military peraonn~;l Mataye aaetcte. land into a giant drug re- will alao participate in For lnatance. ea~d habilitation centre. the diacueeiona an4 het~a diete at the Besult The Minister was speak- meetinga on preven- rehabtlltatlon centre in to reporters after re= tion, cure and after- We~ Malaya while more care of the addicta. ce ving a cheque for $2,000 The Mtnfater sald than half thC addicts in from Puan Koeswardani there were about 690 ad- the Kusla Kubu Baru K 8 s s i m, w i f e O f t h 0 dtet0 in four rehabillta� centre were also Malays. Malaysian Ambassador to tion centree at Kuala Amor~g the, propoaais _ Bel~u~1. Kubu Saru, Bceut, Bukit under atudy, ahe added, T e money is for'the Se- Mertajam and Tampot. Were the claeeiticatlon of ~ She aafd her lu~inletry ~dtete !n tho exteting re- langor Retarded Children a pl~ed to take over the habillthtlon centrea ac- A99oC18tiOn. detectfon and fdentt� cordtngtothetrdegreeot addlctlon, CSO: 5300/8319 ZO APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007142/09: CIA-RDP82-40854R040500040053-4 MALAYSIA ASEAN LEGISLATORS STUDY DRUG CON'IROL MEASURES - . Kuala Iumpur BUSINESS TIriES in Engl;sh 4 Feb 82 p 2 [Text] ~AMOVEiaunderwayfor comendad that'thoee in- psean drug experta Aaean member countries volved la dadah tratfick� . meeting which called tor ~ to introduce legielation to ing aad related llllcit A s e a n a a t!� d a d a h forfeit the asaets ot per- drug activltio~ be denied ' proiects to utiltse re-~ aom involved ln dadah travel documents. glonal. tnternatiotta! and activities. � Another tmportant third countriea' ald. A recommendati'on to recommendatioa by the Action toward thls end this effect is being aWd- atud~ group was the in� ~hquld be lnitlated by the ied bq the 9ocio-Econom� troductlon ot a pro� reapective training cen- ic and Cultural Mattere gramme of compulsory tres, upon requas! trom Committee tor adoption treatment and rehabilfta- memiber countriea. by the ltti Anean Inter- tlon tor dddah-dependent Each Aaeaut country ~ Parliamentary Or- peraotu, ohould siso ideatify _ ganfsation (AIPO) gen- ~a~ayda fa repre- clearly the ob~ecttves ot eral aesembly betng held by the Mp ,for ~e~'~n8P~6='~n?ei _ in Kuala Lumpun gepong. Dr Tan Tlong' ~iuested. According to a work- Hong, aad the MP tor Proiecta of thie nature fng paper by the AIPO Kuala Lumpur Bandar, ahould ~erve the needa ot study group on a com- ~r Thye, ln the s11 Aseaa countries, the mon legislative pro-' eight-member study Paper~~ grsmme on narcotica, ~p . The study group aup- drug abuee and� re- ported the eatablishment habilftation, Aeean mer.~- T h e r e p o r t a 1 a o of the AieaQ Narcolics bera were alao en- streised the importance Deek and the appolnt- couraged to iniriate legis� of research and training ~ e n t o t a n A s e a n lation which would pro- tor eKective implempnta� ~~tlcs oSlcer at tha - vfde !or preventive deten- tion of anti~dadah meas� pseaa Secretariat and tion ot dadah trafilclcers, � recem ~ended that these manufactu~era and fin-~ For thie purpose, the ateps be tmplementad anciers. ~ group endorsed the rec� i m m e d! a t e I y. - The paper also reco:n- ommeadatlon ot the sixth g~~~d � CSO: 5300/8319 11 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 ~ MALAYSIA INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MALAY DRUG ABUSERS Kuala Ltimpur PlEW STRAITS TIMES in English 30 Jan 82 pp 1, 2 - { Text ] I{I,pNG~ Fri. - The number of , year. . Malays involved in drug addic- Datuk Musa said the number tion has been increasing aince of Indians involved in drug tak- 1979 - going up between one ~ng hae been "erratic" - from and six per cent in the last thrce 21 per cent in 1979 to 17.3 per years. ~ cent in 1980 and up again to 19.1 Deputy Prtme Minister Da- p~r rent in 1981. , tuk Musa Hitam sald thi~ today One reason for the large in- - after being briefed by police volvement of. Malays in drugs officials at the Selangor Police ~,~,as the rural-urban migration. Contingent Headquarters here. Malaya coane to town hoping In 1979, Malays formed 39.5 to find richea, but upon being per cent caf drug abusers; in 1980 di~illusioned, they Eurned to thcy made up 45.7 per cent and drugs to relieve pressure, he last ycar they formed 46.1 pcr $aid. . cent. While spiritual ,development The number of Chinese drug ~ among them must be em- - abusers~ however~ he said has , ph~ised, the police too must decreased in the same period. play its role to. overcome the In 1978~ they made 39 pcr problems. ~ cent, going down to 36 per cent . in'1980 and 33.6 per cent last ~ Daluk Musa safd an antl�drug unll led by a� ' policc auPcrintendent had bcch set up in all Statcs alncc iast ycar. Thc unlt 1s aleo atatted with lwa~ asslatant auper- inlendenle, five tnepec- fora, onu scrgeant, flve corporala and alx con- atablca. CSO: 5300/8319 12 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIAN DRUG PROBE TO TAKE EVIDENCE IN NEW ZEALAND Wellington THE EVENING POST i:n ~nglish 12 Feb 82 p 5 ~Text~ The AuAtralian Royal the Mahon CommIasion into the commission is primarily Commission of Inquiry the Mt Erebus disaster. interested ~}n New Zealand ~ into Drug Traificking is There were no political are expected to include peo- difficulties, Senator Durack expected in New Zealand~ ple sought by the defence around the middle of the ~~d. "I don:t tdink there's during the Lancaster Castle any disagre~ment on the de- tria! oi "Mr Asia" syndicate Y~r� sirability ot doing thts." ~,y Alexaader Slaclair {for- The commission, which~ The commission is ex- merly Terry Ciark) in $rit- was largely established to pected to sit here for two or ain last year. investigate the operations of tbree peeks. , , the "Mr Asia" syndicate, will "The Australian com- I~~unl~ have the power to subpoena misston wants to be able to y witnesses in New Zealand obtain evidence iroin people Sinclair's defence law- and wi11 eventually report to in New Zealand whom it yers sought immuNty irom the New Zealand Govern- thinks will be able to help N~utlon in hew Zealand ment as well as the Austral- ~e~, and Australia for several io- ian. "lf they're limited to ob- dividuals in an attempt to At a press conference taining evidence from Aus- encourage them to give ' yesterday, after a meeting tralia they won't be able to evidence at Lancaster. The between the Attorney-Gen- give a full picture in their irnmunity was effectively~ eral, Tir NIcLay, and his Aus- report, Senator Durack by ~ir McLay and tralian federal ~counterQart, ~~d. Seoator Durack and no de- &~nator Peter Durack, ~our- fence witnesses travelled nalists were told that only ~Iain objeet from'Australia ar New Zea- technical difEiculties stood in ~ Mciay said the main land for the six-month trial. t h e w a y o f t h e u n- ob ect of appointing the Sinclair, now serving a precedented establishment ~mmission under New Zea- minimum 20-year sentence of the :ustralian com- land law as well, was to glve in the United Kingdom for mission as a full royal com- it the power to subpoena w~t- the murder there oE his missionhere. p~ former. a~sociate, r "Because drug dealing is Aucklander Marty John- ~IflICU1t1~S ~ essentially an international stone, is also formally wanted in Melbourne on a The difficulties � concern trade. it requires interna- warrant alleging complicity drafting the New Zealand tional co-operation to deal in the murder of lwo ot6er terms of reference for the with the p~oblem. Therefore Ne~ ~aland members ot commisslon and erise from we're enabling the Austral- ~e e dlcate, Douglas and the High Court judgment on ian commisslon to make In ~o~~wilson. the Thomas Commission, New Zealand such inquiries The commission is look- and the Court . of Appeal as arc necessary to enable it ~ng into the Wilsons' murder judgments In December on to complete its Australian as well as other rnurders and investigations, he said. crlmes linked lo the syndi- The witnesses in which cate. CSO: 5320/9123 13 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 ~ - NEw zEAr~,rro PEOPLE CULTIVATItdG CANNABIS IN EVER-INCREASING NUMBERS Cazr~ouf laged Plots Christchurch TFiE PRESS in English 29 Jan 82 p 13 [Article by John Durning] ~ [Text] Cultivating~ cannabis for Plants germinated inside ''Often the clearings are in the purposes of supplyinq are usually hidden in the such remote places that they others carngs a maximuni roof, a spare room or mixed can be reached only by four- penalty of seven years in ~n with other pot plants to wheel driVe vehicles or jet prison, yet people continue to avoid detectlon, Mr Muddi- boats. Growers go to a lot ot grow mari~uana m New 2ea� man saiu. 'hey are normally trouble to avoid detectlon land, and m ever-increasmq � Brown un! er artificial light. and the plots are so well nuiiibers. Earli�r this season the concealed that a casual ob- Last year, more than 7000 drug syuad seized nearly 700 server on foot is not able to plants were seized by the p~ants hidden in a roof that flnd an opening without con- police in Canlerburv and the were ready to be planted out. siderable investigation;' Mr West Coast. ~~he?�eas this Marijuana likes warm Muddiman said. seasan. between September 9 moist weather wlth plenty ot Cannabis is quick growing and January 20, 7667 plant.s sunlight. Riverbeda are fav- and already this summer the ha~~e been recovered in 122 oured by growers as loca- drug squad haa seized plants seizures. leading to 94 ar- tions to planl their crop that are 2 metres tall and by rests. because the soil is o[ten so the end of the season plants "The number ot people moist that the plants do not as big as 4 metres tall could growiug cannabis is defin- need to be watered. Plots be found. established i smail clear- "Once the plants are tully itely increasing and we are P established and well grnwn really only scratching the ings in the bush often require they are dtfficult to destroy sur[ace;' sa~d the head of the watering about once a week. and in many cases axes and Christchurch drug squad (De- ~~When cannabis is planted chain saws have been used to tective Senior Sergeant M. J. out it requir~ care ~ and chop the mature plants Muddiman). a[tention. It is usual to find down;' he said: "The amount of cannabis , Qat p~t holdzrs, manure, Plants seized are disposed . we seize mushrooms each ~OSe p~Nc, wire netting and oE in lialson wlth the Depart- year and this does not take ~n some casea water pumps ment of Scienttfic and Indus- � into account plants that have ~n each plot. trial Research and the been discovered and des� ~~The cultivator generall,y Health Department. Statisti- troyed by farmers, picnick- cal records of all lants are ers, trampers and the like, takes his equlpment on to the kept. ' P "We receive excellent tips site and leaves it there be- es ot from the public, .bul people cause of the diif[culties of "There are twn typ cultivaling the plants go lo carrying it back artd forth. people who grov~ cannabis. great lengths to camouflage ~~Clearings made 1n the ThOSQ ~'ho grow it Eor their their plots;' he said. bush vary in size from own. supply and thoae who The growing season in pocket handkerchief lots to supply others. It is difficult Canterbury usually starts in p to belteve that people who September Nith the planting others that can be 10 metres grow more than two or ttSree of seeds in small pots. These by 10 metres. These plots are P~ants are not doing it for are normally germinated in- usually well protected by the purpose of aupply. side or in a lasshouse and W~re mesh to stop animals �M~yt large growers have are not planted out until such as opossums, sheep, December when lhey are cattle and deer eating the theec untryside rtatherathan wcll ectablished. plants. 14 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 one large plantation, and this "Cannabis seems to' be makes detectioo di[E~cult;' available most ef the time, Mr Muddiman sairi. and there is plerty around at - present. - Cannabis leaves can be "Over the last tive years harvested anytime from now there has be~en a substantial until the middle of April and increase in cannabls cult(va- - the firsr frosts. Once picked, tion in this country. In fact, the leaves are dried before it seems to be a world trend. - selling. More marijuana is being Mr Muddiman said th~:. grown here in Canterbury, rowers enerall ma;ce and the Australian police , B B� ,Y report huge seizures this thelr own deals ranging summer as well. from a few grams to half a "It is ~sed by people _ kilogram. Recent arrests across the board, but the _ have involved sciaures ot 500 distressing aspect is th~ - gram lots with a market growing number of reports value of =750 each. of younger people trying it. Smaller amounts are usu- It is hoped more people w~ll ~ _ ally sold in tin foil "bullecs" read about the harmful ef- which are worl'n between ;l0 fects ot cannabis before they and ;15 and will make six think about trying it;' Mr _ cigarettes on average. Muddiman said. Loo~ THC Content Christchurch TEIE PRESS in English 29 Jan 82 p 13 [Text] Cannabis smokers can suf- (T.H.C.), the suDstance in infertility in many cases;' fer side etfects ranging frum cannabis which gives usecs Mr Duncan said. impaired brain functton to the "kick" they seek, is the . The menstrual cycle in a temporary infertility, accord- product which causes the female can be upSc! and the _ ing to Detective Chief In- side etfects, Mr Duncan said. threat ot a miscarriage is spector B. P. Duncan, of the "Acute cannabts intoxica- heightened, accordi~g to the ~ National Drug Ir~telligence tion affects the user's abili~y rep~rls. Bureau, to think, learn, comprehend, New Zealand cannabis has "Over the years there have underscand and remember. a Iow.T.H.C. content and this ' . been conflicting reports on "T.H.C. attacks ttie struc- is one of the reasons it is not the effect of cannabis on the tural pattern of the brain favoured compared to im- human body, but recent and many experienced physf- ported marijuana with a studies indicate that mari� cians believe that regular higher concentration. ~ juana smokers can sutfer use ot marijuana affects the "New 2ealand leaf can- many harmtul side effects," user's psychological funetions nabis has a T.H.C. concentra- Mr Duncan said from Well- and development as welt as 'tion of less than 1 per cent ington. emotional growth. and learn- which is very low compared Quoting passages from re- ing, especially in , children to other substances. Hashish por[s issued by thP American and adolescents. and hashish oil, for example, Medical Associatiun and the "One of the major fum- can have a T.H.C. concentra- Canadian Mounled F'ulice, tions to be aftected ls the tion as high as 20 per cent Mr Duncan said there was reproductive cycle. Cannabis and this means ti+at the side - ample proof of the side ef- aftects the testicles in the effects with these types of iects of cannabis. male and the ovaries in the drugs are much greater," 1VIr Tetrahydrocannabinol female, causinq temporary Duncan said. CSO: 5320/9121 15 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2047/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R004500040053-4 pAKISTAN ~ BRIEFS ~ . DRUG PEDDLERS IN GRAVEYARDS--City's decaying graveyards have become centres of drug peddlers and anti-social elements. The District Excise staff and - the Police on Friday seized huge quantity of narcotic from Lahore's two premier graveyards at ~.T. Road in Moghalpura and graveyard Shah Abul Moali in Gowalmandi. Charas weighing 735 gram and opium 50 gram was seized from the grav.e~?ard B~huddo ka Ava at G.T. Road fram a narcotic vendor, Ashraf . Kashmiri, who~was arrested from the graveyard red-handed. From graveyard Shah Abul Moali in Gowalmandi, 1120 gram charas and 65 gram opium was seized - by the District Exci,se staff from Ramzan alias Jana, a worker of notorious narcotic vendor, Akram, who is absconding. In yet another raid at Krishna Gali, (;owalmandi, Mohaffinad Yasin was arrested and 175 gram charas and 35 gram opium seized trom his possession. His accomplice Shahid al~.as Chattaki P jged to escape. ~Text~ ~Iahore THE~ PAKISTAN TIMES in Engliah 27 Feb ~2 NARCOTICS VENDORS HELD--Five narcotic vendors were arrested from different _ pl.aces in Lahore and.charas and opium weighing four kilogr~:~.ms was seized from their possession. The gang, operating at the Lahore P,ailway SCation, was smashed by the District Excise Staff and �our persons including their ring leader Allah Ditta alias Jatta, were arrested. AbQUt 3,130 kilograms charas was also seized from them. Jatta used a railw~y cabin opposite ~ platf.orm No 3 for the.sale of charas, mostly am~ng Che railway employees. Thrze other arrested are Tafe Shah, Yousuf and Pervaiz. Opium weigliing 895 grams and charas 940 grams was also seized from village Bhagali in Burki area~ One person, identified as Hidayat Ali was arrested. ~Text~ ~Lahore THE PAKISTAN TIMES in English 2 Mar 82 p 6~ NARCOTICS HAUL IN HYDERABAD--Hyderabad, March 3--As a result of a campaign launched jointly by the Martial Law authorities and the police sizeable stocks of narcotics have been recovered from Hyderabad. ~During the course . of the operation the law enforcing agencies recovered 1,553 litres of country-made whisky, 2.8 kgs of ctiaras, 15 kgs of hashish, 32 bottles of whisky and 250 grams of opium. ~Text~ ~Karachi DAWN in English 4 Mar 82 p 6~ - 16 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 - AID PROJECT DOCUMENT SIGNED--Islamabad, March 3--The United Natiens Fund for - Drug Abuse Control (CJNFDAC) wlll extend to Pakistan 300y000 dollars far activities aimed at strengthening Pakistan's capacity to deal with the grow- ing drug abuse problem. A project docu~nent ~o this effect was signed here today by a representative of the Economic Affairs Division on behalf of the Goveinment of Pakistan and by Himalaya Rana, UNDP Residsnt REpresentative on behalf of the Fund. Firiaacing of th~e pro~ect comes from the UNFDAC which already finances pro,jects in Pakistan dealing with rural development and crop replacennent for apium poppy and with the treatment and r~habilitation of addi_cts. The newly~signed project of one-year duration will augment the operational capacity of the Pakistran Narco~ics Control Board (PNCB), primarily in the law enforcement field. The main focus wi11 be the provi- sion of adequate transport. This greater mobility is vi.tal to the PNCB i.~t dealing with the alarming ~ppearance and spread of high grade heroin in Pakistan. Tr.e support is being prov3.ded by UNEDAC through the United Nati~i:s Division of Narcotics Drugs, the main UN technical body in the narCOtics field. The project also contains a provision for the preparatinn flf a longer term project for possible funding by UNFDAC upon completion of the presen~ one- ear effort.--PPI ~Texrl ~Ka~:achi B[~STNESS RECORDER in English 4Mar82p8~ CHARAS SEIZED--The Excise Police, as a part of drive launched by the Martial Iaw Authorities, against the anti-social elements, unearzhed a four-man gang of smugglers of charas and seized from their possession 120 kiloa of charas near the Bagha Jinnah yesterday. According to the Excise Police sources the contraband cargo, if smuggled abroad, would fetch the gang about one crore of rupees in the foreign market. The reports said that three members of the gang identified as Wali Khan, Juma Gul and Mir Kashim were going in a car No. 306-063 from Bara Market of the Super Highway with the contraband cargo, the excis: golice, after a tipoff, chased the suspected car and - intercepted it near Jinnah Park. A search of the car produced 40 kilos of .charas of the highest quality from the boot. The three, riding in the car, were taken into custody. They later led the arresting officers to their fourth colleague, Zahir Khan, in the Clifton area, where he was waiting for them with 80 kilos more. This toq, was seized. The gang members are suspected to have links with international racketeers in drug smuggling. Excise Palice have taken the remand of th~e accused persona from the Su~mnary _ Military Court till March 5 and were being intenselq interrogated. The raid was conducted under the supervision of Mr Saghir, Excise Ta~cation Officer, - the reports said. ~Text~ ~Karachi MORNING NEWS in English 3 Mar 82 p 5~ NARCOTIC PEDDLERS ROUNDED UP--The local police rouaded up some narcotic ~ pedlars from dif�erent parts of the ci~y on Wednesday. A raid was conducted on the den of one Karim in the Malir area and two pedlars, Dad Mohammad and Mohauunad Haneef were arrested. Ten bottles of whisky were seized from the - possession of Dad Mohammad while 500 grams charas from the possession of Haneef. An alleged notorious narcotic pedlar, Masroof Khan was arrested the CIA followi.ng recovery of 35 kilograms of charas .from his possession. _ In yet another.case, one Nazeer was hauled up by the police im the Keamari area and 400 grams of charas wag found on him. In other cases or reco8eries 6ulberg police picked up one Khalid and a revolver was seized from his 17 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 possessiono One Zulfiqar war.*_ed in a case of arms ordi~ance by the Liaqua- _ tabad police was arrested in the Preedy area during the patrol and one - licensed sten-gun and 104 rounds of cartridges were found on him, New Town police arrestied one Mohammad Akram, and reaovered stolen property worth about ' Rs. 22,000 Pram his posszssion, ~Text~ ~Karachi I~ORNING ~EWS in Engli.sh 5Mar82p5J CHARAS, OPIUM SEIZURE--Karachi, 7 Feh--A ta~ic force consisting uf Crime Brar_::h and Narcotics Control personnel aY~rested a Mr Manzoor and recovered 410 kiiog.rams of churas worth 2 crore rupees. The suspect has also been identified by a German _ Interpol agent currently in Pakistan. Reportedly, the task force was informed - that a certain individual was trying to smuggle charas to the United States and Canada~ Thus alerted, members.of the task force be~an watching the airport. This morning they stopped a car and seized two parcels containing undershirts, with charas hidden und2rneath. The charas raeighed 60 kilns. The parcels had the la- bels of an export firm. After his arrest and ir..terrogation, the suspect revealed his residence in the Defense Society ~here an 2dditional 350 kilograms of charas and 4 kilograms of opium were recovered. It is reported that the suspect had been arrested by customs in 1979 and in DEnma~k in 1980 for smuggling narcotics. The task force and the Interpol agent are now investigating ~to determine if the suspect has any connection with an international group. [Text] [Karachi JANG in Urdu 8 Feb 82 p 1] 9484 _ ARREST.OF CHARAS DEALER--Karachi, 14 Feb--Excise Police (South Division) raided a house in the Baghdadi area and seized 81 kilograms of charas worth 1 crore rupees. A major charas dealer was arrested. According to reports,. Mr Na,sim Sid- diqi, director general of excise, was informed that a large quantity of charas was being brought to the Baghdadi area. He instructed the head of the South Divi- - sion of Excise Police to take the proper action. A team was organized headed by , subinspector Shaukat Bukhari. It immediately put under surveillance the house of one Abdul Majid in Phul Pati where, it was suspected, the charas was to be de- livered. This morning, four bags were unload~d at the house from a Suzuki van. The police subsequently entered and searched the house and seized the four bags, which contained 81 kilos of charas with an estima.ted value on foreign markets of 1 crore rupees. Mr Abdul Majid is reportedly a member of the Slieru Dadal family, of Liari, well-k*zown dealers of narcutics. He is also said to be involved in - s~nuggling and supplying charas together with Mr Dao~at, yet another notorious smuggler and now a fugitive. It is also believed that in addition to smuggling ctiaras overseas, Abdul Majid was also supplying it to foreign sailors. He is being further questioned by Excise Police. [Text] (Karachi JANG in Urdu 15 Feb~ 82 p 2] 9484 BALUCHISTAN HER02N SEIZURE--Islamabad, 24 Feb--Horder ~~lice in Pakistan's ~ Baluchistan Province today seized a large quantity of herain.and foreign cur- rency from smugglers disguised as Afghan nomads, official sources said. The smugglers had cor_cealed heroin worth 20 million rupees (two million dollars) and Afghan currency valued a.t 10,000 dollars on camel backs under their own belongings and household geads, they said. Border police, after blocking _ mountainaus terrain, arrested two smugglers armed with revolvers and impounded - four camels at Taftan on Pakistan's border with Iran. Meanwhile, customs sources in the North-West Frontier Province, bordering Afghanistan, today an- neunced the seizure of 433 kilos of opium and 315 kilos of hashish in a raid conducted by their mobile squad near the garrison town of Nowshera. [Rangoon THE WORKING PEOPLE'S DAILY in English 26 Feb 82 p 6] 18 CSO: 5300/4927 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 PHILIPPINE~ _ STIFFER ANTIDRUG LAW SIGNED - Manila PHILEPPINES DAILY EXPRESS in English 3 Mar 82 pp 1, 6 � ~Text~ PRESIDFNT MARCOS yesterday THE Ni W anti�drugslaw provides: signed intc, law a tough anti�drugs � Unauthu,:~~u possession of _ measure that imposcs prson marijuana leaves will be penalizcd sentences of up to 20 years on with six to 12 years imprisonment persons with marijuana or opium and a fine of P6,000 to P12,0()0. , seeds in their p~ssession. (Under the old law, the penalty was _ The law, which takes effect only ~ix months to six years immcaiately, amend~ the Dangerous imprnsot~ment~ and a fine of from Drugs Act c~f 1972 (RA 6425) which P600 to P6~0~. . = has become inadequate to cope with Unau4horized Qossession of a mounting drug problem~ prohibited drugs such as opium, The President signed the new heroin, morphine, coca leaf, cocaine, dangerous drugs law in the presence ~~~n, lysergic acid diethylamide _ of inembers of t1Se Batasang (I,SD), and other narcotic and ' - Pambansa headed by Speaker hallucinogenic drugs, will be punish- Qucrube MakaGntal and, police ed with imprisonment of 12 to 20 officials led by L~..Gen. Fidel V. ycars, and a fine of p12,000 to Ramos, PC chief. P30,000. (Under the old law, the The' new law alsu imposes stiff penalty was only six years to _12 - prison terms and heavy fines for years imprisonment and a fine of ~ unauthorized po~essionof marijuana from P6,C'!0 to P12,000.) leaves, prohibited 'or banned drugs ~ Unauthorized possession or use and even regulated drugs or those of regulated drugs, such as barbi- that require a doctor's prescription. turates, will be penalized with imprisonment of six to 12 years and THE UPSURGE in marij uana a fine of P6,000 to P12,000. abusc led to tlie specdy enactment of s If a drug dependent voluntarily tl~c ncw law, submits himself for confinement, " Last ycar, govcmment agents treatment and rehabilitation in a _ discovered ?nore'than 200 marijuana center, he will not be etiminally plantations in 50 provinces. About liable for possession or use of drugs. 236 persons w+ere arrested in ~ Cultivation of Indian hemp, connection witli the illegal marijuana opium poppy or any other plant c~!ltivatic~n., . . . . . . 19 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 APPROVED FOR RELEASE: 2007/02/09: CIA-RDP82-00850R000500040053-4 from which prohibited drugs are extracted wi;l be penalized with a jail term ranging from 14 years to life imprisonment and a fine of P14,000 = to P30,000. 1N THE CASE of landowncrs in wi~ose properties illegal drug cultivation is fuund, they should prove that thcy did not know _ of the actlvity despite "exercise of due - diligence" on thcir'part to escape liability from prosecution. If the prohibited plants are found in public or govemment owncd property, the . ' cultivator could end up with a lifc ~ sentence and a fine of P30,000. The new law also provides that law enforcers or arresting officers wlio fail to accuunt for scized drugs could. facc absolutc p~rpctual disqualification from' public office. Trey could also face pruon tcnns of from cight to 12 ycars and ~nes