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21 November 1979
Woridwide Re ort
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- NARCOTICS ANL DAN~EROUS DRUGS -
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21 November 1979
WORLDWIDE REPORT
NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS ~
(FOUO 49/79)
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AUSTRALIA ASIA -
Customs Officers at Fremantle Make Record Heroin Haul
(THE WEST AUSTRALIAN, 26, 2; Sep 79) 1 -
Drugs Aboard Cruise Ship
Crew Kept Aboard Ship, by Cyril Ayris
Press Reports Concern Qver Use of Prescription Drugs
(Various sources, various dates) 3
'Bill of Rights' for Patients
Effects of Methadone Curb, by Kate Dunstan
Dangers of Valium Use
- Drugs Commission Reported ~ritical of Narcotics Bureau
(Andres Kruger; THE SYDN~;i~ MORNING HERALD,
25 Oct 79) 6
Judge Concerned Over Lack of Ad3ict Treatment Facilities
; (THE WEST AUSTRALIAN, 26 Sep 79} 7
Sydney Court Told Heroin Smuggled in by Mail
(THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 26 Sep 79) 8
= Narcotics Task Force Arrests Sydney Heroin Importers ~
y (~HE WFST AUSTRALIAN, 26 Sep 79) 9 -
Briefs
. Hashish Oil Importers 10
Drug Dogs at Airports 10
- Jail for Heroin 10
Englishman Jailed 10 -
- Narcotics Tasks to Federal Police 11
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Burmese Paper Notes Government's Drug Suppression Campaign _
- (Editorial; LOKT'.iA PYEITHU NEZIN, 13 Oct 79) 12
Rangoon Police Make Opium Arrests
(MYANMA ALIN, 29 Oct 79) 13 -
Briefs
- Drugs on Kalewa Bus 1~'
= Arrest in Taunggyi 14 .
= West Mergui Arrest 14
JAPAN
Briefs
- More Drugs From Korean Source 15
Drug Smuggling Arrests ~ 15
Stimulant Drugs Seized ~-5
LAOS
Shift From Opium Cultivation, Cultural Changes Noted in
Phong Saly Hilltribes
(Litthi Sisouvong; SIANG PASASON, 17 Sep 79) 16
SRI LANKA
- Crack Drug Unit Created To Combat High Volume of Imports
(WEEKEND, 21 Oct 79) 18
THAILAND
Gen Phao Interviewed on Narcotics Policy -
(BAN MiJANG, 30 Jun 79) 19
Khun Sa Discusses Trade Goals
(Erich Follath; STERN, 11 Oct 79) ~1 _
Drug Suspect Claims To Be Relative of Samak _
(TAWAN SIAM, 6 Aug 79) 27 =
- Details of Armed Forces Addiction RevPaled
(BAN MUANG, 19 Aug 79) 28 _
Bangkok Court Given More Details of Sydney Probe ~
(Neil Kelly; THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 22 Sep 79) 30
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- Atart.huana S~:iz~d, SCudent Arrested
(I)AO SIAM, 1~ Jun 79) 31 -
- Thai Heroin Traffickers Arrested in FRG
~ (BAN MUANG, 29 Jun 79) 33
Briefs
Heroin Dealer Arrested 35
Chiang Rai Drug Caravan 35
Chiang Rai Smugglers 35 -
Heroin Dealers Sentenced 36
Marihuana in Ranong 36
Heroin Seized in Thonburi 37
Italians Arrested in Chiang rtai 37
~ Weapons, Drugs in Chiang Mai 38
' Heroin Seized in Bangkok 38
CANADA _
CANADA
Cocaine From Peru Seized in Montreal -
(LA PRESSE, 23 Oct 79) 39
Briefs -
riontreal Cocaine Seizure 40
LATIN AMERICA ~
COI.OMBIA
More U.S. Aid Sought To Fight Drug Traffic _
(Carlos J. Gonzalez; EL SIGLO, 25 Sep 79) 41
- Cocaine, Marihuana Seized in Three Raids
. (EL TIEriFO, 3 Oct 79) 45
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- Cocaine Seized, Traffickers Arrested
(Various sources, 2, 3 Oct 79) 48
Cocaine Seized in Bogota
Photographs of Suspects, Evidence ~
Attempt To Burn Cocaine Fails =
" (EL TIEMPO, 14 Sep 79) 50 _
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MF.X~ICO
Helicopters Used To I)estroy Marihuana
(EL SOL DE MEXICO, 20 Sep 79) " 52
Six Killed in Shootout With Traffickers 53
(Andres Vela P., EXCEI~SIOR, 21 Sep 79)
- Three Cocaine Traffickers Arrested 54 -
(EL SOL DE MEXICO, 23 Sep 79)
Briefs 55 -
Clash in San Baltasar 55
Gocaine Traffickers Arrested
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NICARAGUA
' Briefs ~ S6 ~
. Death Penalty Studied
PERU - F
Briefs 57
Drug Trafficker Arrested -
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
ISRAEL
Briefs 58
Hashish Sale Ring
WESTERN EUROPE _
AUSTRIA
Briefs . ' S9
Cocaine Seized =
GREECE _
Tourists Blamed for Drug Traffickin~
(T KATHIMERINI, 19 Sep 79) b0 '
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Briefs 62
Opium Seized
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AUSTRALIA
CUSTOMS OFFICERS AT FREMANTLE MAKE RECORD HEROIN HAUL
~rugs Aboard Cruise Ship
= Perth Tf~ WEST AUSTRALIAN in English 26 Sep 79 p 1
- ~[Text] Customs officers at Fremantle made the biggest heroin haul in Austra-
lian history yesterday when zhey seized 12kg of the drug frc~m the Kota Bali. _
~ The heroin, believed to have a street vaiu of more than $1 million, wa.s hidden -
= in a drum in the rear section of thP ship.
~ The t{ota~ Bali .naa just "~On~ CO~OP~Tatfoh '~1 ~'T~finety-nlri~ ger ~nt o
returned irom a voyage fiShting the drug trad~ ; A st alia w~sfrom iihe
to Bali. _ ~ Se~,~t,',~e . Golden Z~iangle area, he.
� About 25 customs oiti- ~,rQ~l .~d;
_ � cera were waiting at Fre- It was impossible to
~mantle when the shi ~ ' The administratlve head
p know whether the haul�
berthed ~+esterday. They ~~e WA ~ua~ was intended lor final
had received a tip f~om Senior Inspector �Des+ ~llection ut WA or the
. Singapore that the vessel ~ Ayres. said that $1 mi1� ~tern States. ~ _
could be carrying drugs~ 5 lion would be a conserva�
- T4~e tip�o11 came several ?g~?~~ 01 the Customs officers were
_ days ago from the Singa-� h~'�~ e value. : still iriterviewing mem-
pore Central Narcotics. "Depending on the, bers o! the Kota Balld,
Bureau, which relayed qual�ty it cc~uld be much ~w lest night,
the information to the: more," he said. A spokesman !or the
~ Australian narcotics liai-' "I! it is grade foui~ Narcotics Bureau said, _
aon officer in Kuala: heroin-the ~ine white that officers probabiy
Lumpur. ~ powcier and the most would be workinR Sairly
Several members o! the ~ valuable lorm-and is 50. solidly in the ship till it
per c~n�t pure, it could' was due to sail at 8
Kota Bali's crew werei o'clock toni
questioned after yester- ~ be worth up to $10 mil� gh~
day's seizure. The Singa- ~ lion when broken down. The possibility o! delay _
pore authorities were in-~ "If it is grade four and in~ the ship's departure
= Sormed oP the details. 95� per cent pure, which would be considered this
The size oi the haul is . is r.ut very likely, it morning. .
emphasised by the fact would have a maximum� All the passengers were
~ value of $19 million aEter believed to have been.
that a total of only 18kg~ being brok~n down for, cleared o1 illvoivement� -
- oi heroin was seized in sale on the streets." in th2 heroln.,
,Aastralia last year. ~ ~pector Ayres said it' ~,~e chie! offlcer o! ~he
Before yesterday, 10kg ~ wFts almost certain that Kota Ball saId that the
' o! heroin had been seizedi the heroin originatpd in .,,e;yy~l visited iive rts
in Australia this year. the notorious Golden Tri- on a round�tri y;
~ Commonwealth officials angle area that bordered~ cruise. Bali was
the inaln
safd last night that tAe I ~7?~~~ $u~ ~op. ov_ert : - - - ~
seizure highlighted the 1 � - " -
1mPortance _�oi .:nterna:i
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Crex Sept Aboard Ship ' r
perth ~4iE WEST AUSTRALIAN in ~glish 27 Sep 79 P 3 . �
[Report from Cyril Ayris] a _
[Text] *'"i'he anty omcer aaic that .the ~
, tPhe duty oiiicer on the Kofa "c~ptain was the only member
Bali said yesterday that the o! the ship's company who
e~p,s y~ cre~en wouid be- ' was albwed ashore yesUer-
come violent if searches for � day,
drugs prevented them ~o~g ~ : Searci~ed ~
ashore at FremanUe again.
The crew was coniined tu The Kota Bali was searched -
the ship throuBhout yesterday Yor druga on' every trip beiore
- while customs ofiicers seaz'ch� ; reaching Fremantle.
ed the vessel for more heroin� wsre well hid�.
� The Kota Bali was expected den in a place which is rare-
to sail last night. �~1~visited by the crew;' he -
~ The biggest heroin haul in ; tuture we will be doing -
Australian history was iound a more thornugh search oi the
hidden in a~rum in an a!t
� ahi
water tank an t1~e s~p oa He said that customs men
'hiesday. had told him that the ship's
The commiss[oner ot the -
;Federal Narcotics Bureau, Mr .salling time could be delayed _
.H~,Qy gatE,9, said in Can- and ~~vtnen could be held
berra that th~~ heroin weighe~ back ior questioning li the _
14.2kg-2.2kg, more thaa 'cuatoms officers thou~ht it _
origlnally estunated. . _was necessary, ~
ge said that i; had not yet Custome offfcers naed
been analysed but he expected walkie-talkle radio sets � in _
it would be high c;uality her- their search oi the ship yes~
' �oin oi between 60 and 80 per terday.
_ ' cent pure� He .estim:+ted its nn~
~to
e~Vei.beyddat�.k c rnere n
value at $2 million. ' the vessel in case more ~'ugs
Fiowever, State drug authori= Were hidden on board. _
ties say that million would
be a more realistic valu~ The drug haul was showed
They satd that the heroin . brlefly to the press in Cus-
would be greatly diluted then toms House yesterday morn--
sold for $150 a Bram. , ' ~ . � -
The Kota Ball duty oificer, Two narcotics agents rc--
who would not give his name, ~ fused to answer questions
said that the cre~wmen were about the haul but referred
angry at not bein~ allowed � the repo~'ters to Mr Bates in
nshore during the ship's visit Canberra. , ~ ~
to Fremantle. Mr Bates said that it was
"They accept it this tlme be~ _uNikely that there wou2d be
cause there is not much they ~ any arreats in Frem~ntle. .
can do about it~ he aaic}. The invesNgation . was con�
"But ii it happens at onr tinuing in Singapore, Indon= _
~next call Y think they wlll b~- esta and Thailahd ss weu as
come violenk ' in Australia.
"Thia is a smaII shfp and the - "It must be appreciated that '
men have not been ashore perth and Fremantle are on
since the stop at Bali on Sep~ the direct route from South-
tember Z0. Now they .vtinll be East Asia ior shlps and air� +
- ' on board till they reach uingar . craft and that they are ob~
p~~~ ~,~e said, . ~vtous pointa o! entry ior
! tlru~s," he said. , . . .t
cso: 5300 ~ -
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AUSTRALIA
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PRESS REPORTS CONCERN OVER USE OF PRE5CRIPTION DRUGS
- 'Bill of Rights' for Patients
Canberra Ti~ AUSTRA.LIAN in English 26 Sep 79 P 5
. ' [Text] .
DAUG abuse of patients by medical
- people should be investigated by a tribunal
and a bill o~ rights for patients should be
J set up, a federal parliamentary committee
was told yesterday.
The suggestions came in hearings of the
- investigations by the Senate standing com-
mittee on social wclfare into the use and
sbuse of inedication available over the ,
' counter or on prescription. ;
The convenor and aecretary oF a new Mel- ~
- � bourne group, the Patients Complaii~ts ;
Council, Mrs Molly Guthrie, called for easier ~
� access to medical files. '
Mrs C3uthrie said that after speaking on a
~ radio program she had an avalanche of calls ,
- which showed a wide area of patient abuse.
6he said the Patients Complaints Council ;
had 50 members and had operated since Feb-
' ~ ruary.
. Peaple reported to her and the council col-
~ lected patients' complalnts gbout drugs ad-
ministered to them, but to get hard evldence
_ it wa5 necessary to have access to medical
. fiies.
Ivirs Guthr;e said a tribunal of inedicai,
' legal and~lay repreaentatives sh~uld be set up
to investigate complaints.
Another new sro~ap, the National Frail and,
Aged Protection Society, aiso gave evidence.
Its convenor, Mrs May Jones, said the so-
- ciety at this stage conslsted of a steering ,
commtttee of 12 io form the orga~~isatiton.
Bhe said the Government would be asked for '
flnancial help. � ~
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~ Mrs .TOnea aaid the so-
ckty hact atatutory de-
clarations from patients, -
~their relatives. visitors
and nursing sides.
� She said peaple should -
be told of Lhe properties
and side-effects of drugs -
and there should be
proper policing ot their -
,~distribution and use.
Complete safety oi
'drugs ahould be guaran-
teed. Mrs Jones said.
and regular checks made
of their results. '
� 3he sald sutopsies: '
ahould be j;erformed on
people who died after
medication. to check for
drug abuse. .
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Effects of Methadone Curb -
Melbourne T!~ AGE in English 27 Sep 79 ~ 13 , .
[Report by Kate Dunstan] '
_ . . _ .
Heroin addicts ~under oIn ~e ~~�n iven
a
chance f