Pubdate: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 Source: ITAR-TASS (Russia) Copyright: 1998 ITAR-TASS. YELTSIN INSTRUCTS GOVT TO SET UP DRUG CONTROL FUND. MOSCOW, December 29 (Itar-Tass) - President Boris Yeltsin instructed the government on Tuesday to complete setting up "a federal extra-budgetary illegal drug-trafficking fund", says a report by the presidential press service, received by Itar-Tass on Tuesday. The president also gave orders that the government should take additional drastic measures in this sphere: "draw up and submit proposals to the Russian Federal Assembly (Eds: Russian parliament) on amendments and addenda to legislation regulating struggle against drug spreading, to conclude international treaties on extradition of people committing drug crimes, and to work out a programme of measures to prevent drug addiction among minors and young people". - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake