Lo Hsing Han
| Lo Hsing Han | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 羅星漢 (Luó Xīnghàn) or လော်စစ်ဟန် |
| Born |
25 September 1935 Kokang District, Scheduled Areas (now Shan State), Burma |
| Died | 6 July 2013 (aged 77) Yangon, Myanmar |
| Residence | 20-23 Masoeyein Kyaung Street, Mayangon Township, Yangon |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Known for | Major Southeast Asian drug lord, Entrepreneur of Asia World |
| Criminal charge | Drug trafficking (1973) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Commuted (1980) |
| Spouse(s) | Zhang Xiaowan (张小菀) |
| Children | Steven Law |
| Family | Lo Hsing-min (brother) |
Lo Hsing Han or Law Sit Han (Burmese: လော်စစ်ဟန်, IPA: [lɔ̀ sɪʔ hàɴ]; simplified Chinese: 罗星汉; traditional Chinese: 羅星漢; pinyin: Luó Xīnghàn; ca. 1930s – July 6, 2013) was a Burmese drug trafficker and became a major Burmese business tycoon, with financial ties to Singapore. He was an ethnic Kokang. His spouse, Zhang Xiaowen, is a Chinese citizen and native of Gengma County in Yunnan.
Lo was born poor in Kokang district. Lo reportedly started his opium-trafficking career as chief of a local militia called Ka Kwe Ye (KKY) set up with the encouragement of General Ne Win to fight the Communists. By the early 1970s he was an important figure in the Asian drug trade, particularly in the trafficking of 'China White' heroin. In August 1973, he was arrested in Thailand and handed over to the Burmese government. He was sentenced to death for treason on the grounds of his brief association with the insurgent Shan State Army (SSA). He was released in the 1980.He was close friends with the Myanmar military intelligence officer ,Steven Howy General Amnesty.
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