(19 Jan 1996) TI: 10:29:05
Burmese newspapers have reported that more than 6,000 members of
drug-king Khun Sa's Mong Tai Army have surrendered to government
forces. Troops of the opium warlord's ethnic Shan independence
movement have been surrendering en masse since their leader
apparently gave himself up to military authorities on January 5,
according to observers. Western drug enforcement officers have said Khun Sa, alias Chang Shi-Fu, controls half the heroin output of the Golden Triangle area of Burma, Thailand and Laos. He faces criminal charges in the United States as an alleged major drug trafficker.
SHOWS:
SHAN STATE, BURMA RECENT
Aerial of Shan state.
GV mountains.
Opium poppies.
WS Tuanggyi.
People in markets in Tuanggyi with goods for sale.
Myanmar TV video of ceremony for surrender of Khun.
Sa's Mong Tai army soldiers and arms to Burmese Government General Tin
Htut leads inspection of weapons.
Shan people piled on to a vehicle, travelling east.
Burmese military sign saying "no foriegners past this point"
Military checkpoint, pan to Burmese soldier.
CU of Burmese soldier and gun.
Military trucks with soldiers parked roadside before taking off to
frontline areas.
Soldiers with guns driving past to frontline areas.
Sunset over Shan state, Burma.
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