Pubdate: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 Source: Blade, The (OH) Copyright: 2000 The Blade. Contact: 541 North Superior St., Toledo, OH 43660 Website: http://www.toledoblade.com/ DEALERS EXECUTED AS CHINA OBSERVES ANTI-DRUG DAY BEIJING---China marked U.N. anti-drug day yesterday by executing dealers, torching narcotics and publicly acknowledging the inroads drugs are making among Chinese, particularly the young. Those executed included three drug traffickers from Taiwan, a Hong Kong resident, two Shanghai heroin dealers, four dealers in the northern province of Shaanxi. three farmers in china's drug afflicted southwest and four manufacturers of methamphetamine, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said. China executed at least 38 drug traffickers last week. - --- MAP posted-by: Don Beck