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March 14, 1997

     * San Jose, Calif., proposes zoning marijuana clubs

        San Jose city officials Wednesday proposed new rules that would
                allow pot ``dispensaries'' to open in commercial areas
                under California's medical marijuana initiative.
                [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 273 words, $1.00]

     Shanghai police smash drug trafficking ring

   Shanghai police have arrested eight members of a drug trafficking ring
          and seized 235 grammes of heroin and 120 grammes of cannabis,
          the semiofficial China News Services reported on Thursday.
          [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 116 words, $1.00]

     Police arrest 43 for cocainetrafficking

   Police arrested 43 people Thursday in a cocainetrafficking ring based
          in Milan.  The suspects allegedly belong to the 'ndrangheta,
          the southern Calabrian mob which has in the past few years
          infiltrated Italy's wealthy north. [Associated Press, PREMIUM,
          37 words]

     Portuguese man arrested in cocaine bust on Martinique

   Martinique has become an entrance door to Europe for South American
          drugs, customs officials said after netting dlrs 1 million in
          cocaine in the Caribbean island's airport. [Associated Press,
          PREMIUM, 217 words]

     Pakistani authorities seize 476 kg of hashish

   Pakistani authorities said on Thursday they had seized 476 kg of
          hashish and an unspecified quantity of opium at a police check
          post in North West Frontier Province . [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW,
          116 words, $1.00]

     Mexican Drug Sentence Reversed

   A Mexican court has thrown out a 30year sentence given a drug gang's
          hit man, citing a legal misstep that could prove a new
          embarrassment in Mexico's drugfighting efforts. [Associated
          Press, PREMIUM, 313 words]

     Thai seize halfmillion stimulant tablets in raid

   Police seized half a million methamphetamine tablets Thursday in one
          of the biggest hauls of the stimulant drug ever by authorities
          in Thailand. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 271 words]