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Shan Herald Agency for News
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8 December 1999

No: 12 - 6

Refineries Ordered To Move Away From Thai Border

According to a reliable source in eastern Shan State, refinery operators =

had recently been ordered by the junta to migrate to Arakan State.

Maihoong reports from BP1, the border pass between Mongton Township,=20
Monghsat District of Shan State and Chiangdao District, Chiangmai =
Province=20
of Thailand on 3 December that according to his source, whose reports =
were=20
highly reliable in the past, refineries in the district are being told =
to=20
relocate quietly in the Arakan (Rakhaing) State by the orders of Gen =
Khin=20
Nyunt.

Maj. Khin Maung, Deputy Commander, IB 49 (Monghsat) who returned by =
plane=20
from Rangoon on 12 November held a meeting with Chao Li-hsien, the=20
principal drug producer in the area, to move his "outfit" to the Arakan=20
State in the west, opposite Bangladesh and India.

Refineries, both heroin and amphetamines, should be operational by early =

next year, said Maihoong.

No reason was given for the move, but knowledgeable observers said drug=20
activities along the Thai and Chinese border had become too well-known =
and=20
embarrassing to the junta that "moving away from the spotlight" had been =

become necessary.

Maihoong added, "The recent transfer of Ltc. Chit Hla, former Commander, =
IB=20
225 from Mongton to Maungdaw, a town in the Arakan, might be connected =
to=20
this latest piece of news".

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For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>8 December 1999<BR><BR>No: 12 - =
6<BR><BR><FONT=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>According to a reliable source in =
eastern Shan=20
State, refinery operators <BR>had recently been ordered by the junta to =
migrate=20
to Arakan State.<BR><BR>Maihoong reports from BP1, the border pass =
between=20
Mongton Township, <BR>Monghsat District of Shan State and Chiangdao =
District,=20
Chiangmai Province <BR>of Thailand on 3 December that according to his =
source,=20
whose reports were <BR>highly reliable in the past, refineries in the =
district=20
are being told to <BR>relocate quietly in the Arakan (Rakhaing) State by =
the=20
orders of Gen Khin <BR>Nyunt.<BR><BR>Maj. Khin Maung, Deputy Commander, =
IB 49=20
(Monghsat) who returned by plane <BR>from Rangoon on 12 November held a =
meeting=20
with Chao Li-hsien, the <BR>principal drug producer in the area, to move =
his=20
"outfit" to the Arakan <BR>State in the west, opposite Bangladesh and=20
India.<BR><BR>Refineries, both heroin and amphetamines, should be =
operational by=20
early <BR>next year, said Maihoong.<BR><BR>No reason was given for the =
move, but=20
knowledgeable observers said drug <BR>activities along the Thai and =
Chinese=20
border had become too well-known and <BR>embarrassing to the junta that =
"moving=20
away from the spotlight" had been <BR>become necessary.<BR><BR>Maihoong =
added,=20
"The recent transfer of Ltc. Chit Hla, former Commander, IB <BR>225 from =
Mongton=20
to Maungdaw, a town in the Arakan, might be connected to <BR>this latest =
piece=20
of news".<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further information, please contact =
S.H.A.N.=20
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50007,=20
Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
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