Document Actions
Bonfire triggers inquiry
Information given by the Shan State Army (SSA) South on 6 June during the destruction of 1.1 million speed pills had prompted investigation by the Burma Army's Triangle Region Command, according to border sources.
No.02 - 6/2007
11 June 2007
Drugs
Bonfire triggers inquiry
Information given by the Shan State Army (SSA) South on 6 June during the destruction of 1.1 million speed pills had prompted investigation by the Burma Army's Triangle Region Command, according to border sources.
According to the SSA, 5 Light infantry battalions (LIB): 329, 330, 571, 579 and 580 were involved in a maneuver to head off an SSA unit trying to intercept the drug convoy coming across Kengtung to the Thai border.
"The inquiry may only be a formality," said a veteran Burma watcher, "but we're not sure about that."
The rebels however had not openly accused the said battalions of working hand in hand with the unidentified drug traffickers. They had only stated that the drug shipment was escorted by the pro-Burma Army militia commanded by Ja Seu-bo.
Two of the said battalions, LIB 329 and LIB 330, are named by SHAN's 2006 drug report Hand in Glove as being involved in the drug trade.
Burma’s Sham Referendum