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Thai military accuses Rangoon of ai
- Subject: Thai military accuses Rangoon of ai
- From: darnott@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:37:00
South China Morning Post
September 11, 2000
Thai military accuses Rangoon of aiding drug trade
Thai military accuses Rangoon of aiding drug trade
Mae Sot, Thailand: Burma's Government is helping heroin
and amphetamine producers expand their scope of influence,
Thai military sources said yesterday.
Rangoon is helping the United Wa State Army and Democratic
Karen Buddhist Army - two ethnic minority militias deeply involved
in the heroin and amphetamine trade - to expand their operations
along the Thai-Burmese border, Fourth Infantry civilian affairs chief
Prasan Saengsirirath said.
Meanwhile, Burma's military accused its pro-democracy opponents
of committing criminal acts and ruining the economy, and warned that
their end was "not far".