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Subject: DRUG TRAFFICKERS WATED BY THE UNITED STATES



              Title:  TEXT: STATE OFFERS REWARDS FOR INFORMATION ON
              DRUG TRAFFICKERS (Five major traffickers in Burma, Thailand
targeted)
              (430)

              Date:  3/1/99

              Text:
              Washington -- The Department of State has announced reward
offers of up to
              $2 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction
of five major drug
              traffickers in Burma and Thailand.

              In a notice released June 3, the Office of the Spokesman said:
"The rewards are
              being offered as part of the Counternarcotics Rewards Program
established by
              Congress in 1986 as a tool to assist the U.S. Government in
identifying and
              bringing to justice the major narcotics traffickers."

              Following is the text of the State Department notice:

              (begin text)

              U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman

              
              NOTICE TO THE PRESS

              NEW TARGETS FOR THE COUNTERNARCOTICS REWARDS
              PROGRAM

              The Department of State is pleased to announce today reward
offers of up to
              $2 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction
of five major drug
              traffickers listed below.

              The rewards are being offered as part of the Counternarcotics
Rewards
              Program established by Congress in 1986 as a tool to assist
the U.S.
              Government in identifying and bringing to justice the major
narcotics traffickers.

              The Department of State's Bureau for International Narcotics
and Law
              Enforcement Affairs manages the Counternarcotics Rewards
Program in close
              coordination with the Department of Justice, the Drug
Enforcement
              Administration (DEA), Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI),
and other U.S.
              agencies.

              Proposals to pay rewards are approved by the Department of
State after a
              careful review process by an interagency committee, which
makes a
              recommendation to the Secretary of State. The Attorney General
must concur
              with the Secretary of State's proposal to pay a reward in each
case.

              In the United States, information regarding the targeted drug
traffickers can be
              provided directly to local offices of the DEA or FBI.
Overseas, individuals with
              information on these traffickers should contact the nearest
U.S. Embassy or
              Consulate.

              The U.S. Government will ensure complete confidentiality to
individuals who
              provide information on major narcotics traffickers.

              The drug traffickers for whom rewards are now being offered are:

              BURMA

              Chang Chi-Fu -- aka: Khun Sa

              Chang Ping-Yun -- aka: Khun Saeng

              Wei Hsueh-Kang -- aka: Prasit Chivinnitipanya

              Yang Wan-Hsuan -- aka: Lao Tai

              THAILAND

              Liu Szu-Po -- aka: Kamrat Namsuwakhon, Lamdap Namsuwakhon

              Further information on the reward offers for these individuals
is posted on the
              Department of State's INL website, which can be accessed at:

              www.state.gov/www/global/narcotics_law

              (end text) NNNN


              Product Name:  WASHINGTON FILE
              Document Type:  TEXT
              Keywords:  DRUG TRAFFICKING; BURMA; THAILAND 6B
              RHOLDEN/
              Thematic Codes:  6B 
              Languages:  ENGLISH
              Originating Team:  98060301.EPF