It wasn't just terriorist now they are involved in Narcotics too. It seems Maoist leaders supported by SPAM have sweared to turn Nepal into another Afganistan. Nepali Junta open your eyes and cap on your brain.
Maoists involved in narcotics smuggling: US report
By KIRAN CHAPAGAIN
KATHMANDU, March 6 - The United States of America has indicated that the Maoists are involved in smuggling of narcotic drugs.
"The Maoists are most likely involved in drug smuggling to finance their insurgency," the US said in its 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) released Monday.
"Nepal's NDCLEU (Narcotic Drug Control Law Enforcement Unit) reports that Maoists have called upon farmers in certain areas to increase cannabis production and have levied Rs 200 per kilogram (approximately $2.75) tax on cannabis production."
The Maoists, however, are yet to comment on the US allegation.
The US State Department prepared the report in accordance with the US Foreign Assistance Act and submitted the same to Congress on March 1. The report covers efforts of key countries to tackle all aspects of the international drug trade in the year 2006.
The report is divided into two volumes - the first one covering drug and chemical control and the second covering money laundering and financial crimes. Three pages are devoted to Nepal.
The report obtained by the Post via email states that Nepalis are becoming more involved in trafficking of banned drugs. Referring to reports of NDCLEU, the report says that more Nepalis are investing in and taking a larger role in running trafficking operations.
Saying that the Maoist insurgency hindered interdiction and monitoring efforts in many parts of the country, the US said in the report, "Customs control remain weak but international cooperation has resulted in increased narcotics-related indictments in Nepal and abroad."
Contd from Pg 1
According to the report, production of cannabis is on the rise in the southern areas of Nepal with most of it destined for Indian market. "Heroin from South-western and Southeastern Asia is smuggled into Nepal across the open border with India and through Kathmandu's international airport. … Nepal is not a producer of chemical precursors but serves as a transit route for precursor traffic between India and China."
On the anti-narcotic drug policy front, the US has pointed that Nepal has not submitted scheduled amendments to its Customs Act to control precursor chemicals.
Similarly, the report has pointed absence of law in Nepal to curb narcotic-related corruption. "Nepal continues to have no laws specifically targeting public narcotics-related corruption by senior government officials…," the report states.
Posted on: 2007-03-05 22:32:51 (Server Time)
Courtesy: ekantipur.com
