Pubdate: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 Source: Bangkok Post (Thailand) Copyright: The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 2001 Contact: http://www.bangkokpost.co.th/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/39 TALKS IN LUANG PRABANG ON DRUGS CONTROL Measures to eliminate trafficking and production of illegal drugs along the border will be the focus of a meeting today in the Lao city of Luang Prabang, a senior Thai drug official said. Chartchai Sutikorm, deputy secretary of the Narcotics Control Board, said the meeting was an opportunity to exchange information. "Measures on how to deal with the new drug situation and efficiently unite in a common front against drugs will also be raised," he said. The meeting will be jointly chaired by Thammarak Issarangkura na Ayutthaya, PM's Office minister in charge of drug suppression, and Soubanh Srithirath, who supervises the Lao commission for drug control. Joint border patrols may also be agreed on. Many drug production plants are reported to have shifted from the Burmese border area to the Lao border as a result of heavy suppression by the Third Army in the North. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake