European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday. November 26,1968 huge heroin traffic to . Foreseen Hong Kong a an expected bumper crop of poppies in the Golden Triangle Ossou Tricas Asia probably will Lead to a huge shipment of heroin into the United slaves a inn . Drug enforcement official said Friday. Thomas c. Kelly Deputy administrator of he drug Elbr Cement Agency also said shipment of heroin from the Golden Triangle through China has be come a serious problem that chinese authorities Are working to control. Much of the heroin smuggled into the United states where about $00.000 peo ple arc believed addicted to the drug comes from the Remote territory where Burma Laos and Thailand Mucci. The past couple of years we be had bumper crops coming out of the Golden Triangle Kelly told reporters in Hong Kong. This year. Appears to be Noel cup lion to the bumper crop of the poppy and we arc projecting there is going to be a tremendous shipment of heroin into the .," he said. Chinese officials arc still learning How to fight the smuggling and have talked to . Drug enforcement agents about the possibility of additional training he said. Kelly who is visiting Hong Kong after attending an inc pol meeting in thai land said inc role of this British Colony in International heroin trafficking has in creased because it is a major transport lion huh near the Golden Triangle. The amount of heroin coming through Hong Kong is Likely to Rise with the continued Good harvests he added. Kelly said there were no reliable Esti mates of inc amount of heroin shipped from Hong Kong to the United states or what percentage of the drug reaching America is shipped through this British israeli army sends 21 soldiers to prison offer rampage m Camp Jerusalem a the army sentenced 21 Par i to 3hkf _ j St i troopers to up to two weeks in prison after a rampage a Mhz a 5sessiwsslii, in Tim �1, inn it Ftp Homes Anila Apps fuss is. �i58fih3kwsx but he said ethnic chinese have Cap tured much of the . Market because of heir business acumen their contacts in Asia and crackdowns on the tradition Al mafia. . And Hong Kong drug enforce ment agencies have cooperated in a num Ber of major heroin busts in the past year. Hong Kong police thursday announced they have seized 5% pounds of no. 4 Grade heroin so far this year More than double the 1987 total of 286 pounds. No. 4 heroin is the Grade used in the United states. The army ten lanced 21 Par t t i aftera i which soldiers smashed windows of Homes and damaged cars in a palestinian refugee Camp a military spokesman said Friday. Right Wing politicians demanded the soldiers be pardoned immediately and one leading left Wing Leader said government policies not the soldiers were really responsible for the rampage. An israeli officer meanwhile testified at a separate trial of four soldiers in the beating death of a Palestin i an in the Gaza strip that he soldiers were obeying orders the hebrew language daily had Ashot reported. The 21 soldiers sentenced to jail after the rampage sunday in the Kalandis refugee Camp confessed to smashing windows and doors of houses and damaging cars. Israel radio said. They were sentenced to a week to two weeks in jail an army spokesman said. He said three sergeants were Given two week sentences with a further two weeks suspended. Their Squadron Leader was sentenced tues Day o two weeks in prison. Reports at the time said the soldiers Wen on a ram Page after their bus was stoned As it went through the Camp. Witnesses said at least four cars and 20 houses were damaged. In the separate trial for four soldiers accused of killing a palestinian in the Gaza strip the newspaper quoted it. Rafil Taitl As saying the order to beat Arab rioters came straight from the commander of the Gaza strip Brig. Gen. Zvi Poleg and the soldiers were carrying out inc spirit of inc another Soldier Haim Tefr Borg was quoted in the newspaper Haar la As testifying be saw the victim Haniel Shumi beaten in the a Baliya refugee Camp. Al so ctn 43, died aug. 22, Tefr Borg said he was hunched Over As he walked and blood was dropping from his Mouth. I saw him up close they put him into the Camp. His breathing was heavy. He kept saying i want to flip " when they put him on inc floor i saw a Soldier in the a Baliya refugee Camp run quickly toward him and kick him As though in a karate move the paper quoted him As saying. After that he no longer had a pulse. This is customary. Many soldiers beat up prison Tufer Borg was quoted As testifying during the Early Days of the palestinian uprising which began nearly a year ago on dec. 8, the army had a policy of clubbing protesters instead of shooting to Stop violent demonstrations. Out army officials have repeatedly denied that the policy allowed soldiers to a palestinian from kalindi picks up debris in a mos que after in was vandalized. Beat prisoners in custody. ,. At least 315 palestinians have been killed most by army gunfire since the uprising started. Eleven israelis also have died Friday in the Gaza strip a 16-year-old boy was shot and seriously wounded in the Burick refugee Camp Hospital officials said. They quoted Camp refugees As saying the boy was hit when soldiers opened fire on Stone throwing youths in the West Bank jewish settlers set tires ablaze to Block inc Road into inc Arab town of a Alilya after a 52 year old woman settler was injured when someone hit her the radio said. Radio reports said the woman victim was hit in the Eye and was to undergo surgery Friday. Deal of fighter prototype signed London a two european consortia said thursday that they have signed contracts Worth about si0.2 billion for the production of a prototype of the european of Fihler aircraft " the two contracts signed late wednesday Are be tween the North Atlantic treaty organization s euro Pean fighter aircraft management Agency and the consortia eur fighter Jagds Luzzi us a Mph and euro jct Turbo project is intended to Supply the next Genera lion of combat fight or aircraft for West Germany. Brit Ain Italy and Spain orders from the project if the prototype succeeds could be Worth about s40 billion. The countries require 765 aircraft. Britain and West Germany each need 250 Italy i 65 and Spain 100. The fighter is scheduled to make its firs flight in West Germany in 1991, with entry into the european. Air forces starting in 1996. In in t just a development contract but the first contractual Slep,.we Hope in a whole Range of con tracts said Brian Phillipson an official with British aerospace Public limited co " the euro fighter consortium is responsible for the Complete weapons system and euro jul is responsible for the engine. -. -. Euro Sighle. Is of British aerospace with a 33 percent share mess Schmill Bolkow Blohm and Daimler Benz a s Cornier unit with a combined 33 percent slake Acri Lalia of Italy with a-21 percent share and acro nautical of Spain with 13 percent. A. --.-. The euro jct. Consortium embraces Fiat Avia Zione spa. Holder of a 21 percent slake Stu Mol Oren und Turbine Union Munchin a Mph with 33 percent Rolls Royce Public limited co., with 33 percent and Senor ing Ciera y Sis Temas s. A., with 13 percent. World today China May ban births by mentally retarded Beijing a one province has barred men tally retarded people from having children and the m ministry of Public health Friday said it is drafting a Law thai would extend the ban nationwide. The people s Congress of Ginsu province in have abortions the official people s daiy said. The state family planning commission said it was the first Law of its kind in China. In requires sterilization for mentally retarded people who arc already married or planning to marry arson suspected in fires at mail office in England Birmingham England api More than 100 firefighters battled for several hours to bring at least two separate fires under control at a Large Royal mail sorting office Early Friday and arson was suspected an official said. Two firefighters were hospitalized overnight for smoke inhalation but inc hundreds of employees in the building when the tires broke out were safely evacuated said a spokeswoman from the West midlands fire brigade. She said inc fire severely damaged at least a third of the ground floor of the four Story build ing. Bacteria destroying pictures in Tut s Tomb Valley of the Kings Egypt apra idly multiplying bacteria arc eating away vivid pictures from the Walls of King. Tut s lomb one of Egypt s Masl visited tourist Sites. Specialists have begun applying an antidote they Hope can arrest the bacteria but antiquities officials say the original color never can be re stored to the Small pox like Black specks and blotches marring the Wall the situation inside the Tomb is extremely serious said Mutaw in Balbous the egyptian antiquities organization s director for upper Egypt damage is appearing almost everywhere you look among the figures,1 guatemalan gunboat fired on British ship London a a guatemalan gunboat fired a shot after a British naval vessel refused its order to halt off the Central american coun try of Uel Izu inc foreign office said Friday. A spokesman said the government will bring up sunday s incident with the guatemalan authorities but he could nol say whether a protest would be filed ". -. He said the British Survey vessel was in the territorial Waters of Belize when the guatemalan gunboat ordered it to Slop. When the ship ignored the order the gunboat fired a shot. Two Royal air Force harrier Jet fighters flew to the area and inc guatemalans agreed to withdraw i hair ship after Telephone Contact with British authorities said the official. Belize a former British Colony opined Independence in 1981 but requested British troops to remain until a territorial dispute with neighbor ing Guatemala is resolved
