Nevertheless, in south west Asia there have been reports of suspicious movement and seizures of acetic acid, which is not under international control but is the precursor of acetic anhydride.

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20. Acetic anhydride seizures, 1990 1994 17

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For example, the Colombian authorities were issuing authorizations for individual transactions of butyl acetate, ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, hexane solvent no. 1 and 2, chloroform, methanol, diacetone alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butanol thinner, sodium carbonate, ammonia and manganese dioxide.

Australian exports of used lead acid batteries to the Philippines took place at a time when the Australian Government had no jurisdiction over exports of used lead acid batteries to the Philippines.

41. On the average, a steady increase since 1989 may be observed in seizures of acetic anhydride, a key chemical used in illicit heroin manufacture.

Acetic anhydride is used in the illicit manufacture of heroin and methaqualone.

43. Apart from acetic anhydride, the other main precursors required for the manufacture of methaqualone are anthranilic acid and N acetylanthranilic acid.

While there are substitutes for acetic anhydride, they are less readily available.

Seizures of acetic anhydride, shown in figure 20, in contrast with seizures of the solvents and acids discussed above, have increased in recent years.

The increasing trend may reflect the targeting of acetic anhydride by law enforcement authorities.

Australia seems to be one of the top exporters of used lead acid batteries to the Philippines.

In 1995, over 75 tonnes of acetic anhydride were seized in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on their way to Afghanistan.

3. Export of battery scrap to the Philippines and of lead acid batteries to Indonesia for recycling (paras. 41, 63).

(c) In Kazakstan, large amounts of acetic anhydride were manufactured and illicitly used to manufacture heroin in so called kitchen laboratories

In the first five months of 1993, the United Kingdom allegedly shipped over 700 tonnes compared with 200 tonnes shipped in 1992 of lead acid batteries to Indonesia, where IMLI the largest battery waste importing plant in Indonesia burns 60,000 tonnes of lead acid batteries each year, threatening the surrounding environment and the health of the nearby community.

Similarly, many cases involving the diversion or attempted diversion of acetic anhydride, which is used for the illicit conversion of morphine to heroin, have involved very large quantities.

In addition, the labour legislation prohibits women from working at night in industrial enterprises, at any time in underground mines, with industrial paints, or in jobs which involve the use of white lead, lead sulphate or any product containing these substances, or in hazardous or unhealthy work in general, or in work requiring great physical effort.

Instead, IMLI burns 60,000 tonnes of lead acid batteries each year, threatening the surrounding environment and the health of the nearby community whose lead levels are between two and three times greater than the acceptable occupational health standards.

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The Government of Croatia indicated that, in 2003, a seizure of 20,330 kg of acetic anhydride had been made as a result of cooperation among Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro.

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India also produces large quantities of precursors, such as acetic anhydride, significant amounts of which are smuggled to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Myanmar for use in the clandestine manufacture of morphine and heroin.

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With regard to Operation Purple and Operation Topaz, the international initiatives for tracking shipments of potassium permanganate and acetic anhydride, the Commission noted that the monitoring of international trade in those substances, as a result of participating countries providing and responding to pre export notifications, had continued to function well.