Informarion Sheet No. A- 0057

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		In Kyaington Town of the Eastern Shan State (Golden Triangle Area) there
was a commemoration ceremony held on the morning of 26th June to mark the
occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

		The members of the diplomatic corps, UN representatives, News Media and
various Anti-Narcotic Agency representatives were invited to witness this
destruction of seized narcotic drugs from (5) refineries in Eastern Shan
States.

		The following items were publicly burnt and destroyed :-
		(1)	Opium				      2010.72 	Kilos
		(2)	Heroin				           4.41 	Kilos
		(3)	Opium Oil			           6		Gallons
		(4)	Liquid Opium			 229		Gallons
		(5)	Inferior Opium			   55.008	Kilos
		(6)	Morphine				   49.3	      Kilos
		(7)	Stimulant Drugs	        733542		Tabs.
		(8)	Hydrochloride Acid           18.18	Gallons
		(9)	Acid					  232.72	Gallons
		(10)	Ether				        813		Gallons
		(11) Sulphuric Acid			    95	Gallons
		(12)	Amonia Chloride		  817.7	Kilos
		(13)	Alchohol				    36	Gallons
		(14)	Hydrogen Peroxide		    12	Gallons
		(15)	Unknown Chemical		    69.5	Gallons
		(16)	Sodium Carbonate		  310		Kilos
		(17)	Ethyl Alchohol			  124		Gallons
		(18)	Chenical Powder		    15	Kilos
		(19)	Activated Carbon		    45	Kilos
		(20)	Lysol				            8	Gallons
		(21)	Codeine				      0.18	Litres

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