Pubdate: Fri, 19 Apr 2002
Source: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Copyright: The Post Publishing Public Co., Ltd. 2002
Contact:  http://www.bangkokpost.co.th/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/39

DRUGS RAIDS IN LAOS

Drugs police in Laos said they confiscated 20 kilogrammes of heroin 
and 200 kilogrammes of raw opium last year, state-run Radio Vientiane 
said.

Anti-drug squads carried out 110 raids against drug suspects in 2001 
and arrested 2,007 people, it said.

Five of the people arrested were foreigners, three from Thailand and 
two from Burma. Police also confiscated 720,000 amphetamine tablets, 
the radio report said.
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