With the latest training class opening in Kunming on Monday,
China has now trained 160 Burmese officials in how to crack down on
drug trafficking.
This training class comes after an agreement was reached between
China and Myanmar in anti-drug cooperation. Since 2002, the Yunnan
Police College, authorized by the National Narcotics Control
Commission and Ministry of Public Securities, started to train the
Burmese officials.
The officials will discuss the global anti-drug situation during
the one-month course and some methods of drug testing and narcotics
control will also be shown in the class, said Yu Yanjing, president
of the college.
Yu added that the Burmese officials will also learn mandarin and
Kung Fu.
"We really treasure this training opportunity in China and we
will work hard here," said Captain Shwe Nyar Maung.
He said the Burmese government attaches great importance to the
training class and thinks it is crucial to promote the anti-drug
cooperation between the two nations. It hopes that more officials
can receive similar training in China.
Part of the notorious drug source "golden triangle" is located
in the north of Myanmar, which makes the anti-drug campaign in
Myanmar a tough task. It also affects the nearby Yunnan Province.
According to the provincial public security department, Yunnan
seized 4.1 tons of drugs between January and May.
(Xinhua News Agency June 27, 2006)
