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CIA Drug Report on Burma[30 May 199



Subject: CIA Drug Report on Burma[30 May 1999]

CIA Drug  Report on Burma
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30 May 1999

On the 7th of January 1999 the USG denied certification to Burma on
drugs.The following is the CIA report based on facts found by the agency in
1998.

Sincerely,

Julien Moe
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Illicit drugs: world's largest illicit producer of opium (cultivation in
1997?155,150 hectares, a 5% decline from 1996; potential production?2,365
metric tons, an 8% drop from 1996) and a minor producer of cannabis for the
international drug trade; surrender of drug warlord KHUN SA's Mong Tai Army
in January 1996 was hailed by Rangoon as a major counternarcotics success,
but lack of serious government commitment and resources continue to hinder
the overall antidrug effort; growing role in the production of
methamphetamines for regional consumption.



Source:CIA