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1 Singapore: Party Drugs Lead Police To Target NightspotsTue, 06 Jul 2004
Source:Straits Times (Singapore) Author:Vijayan, K.C. Area:Singapore Lines:75 Added:07/07/2004

There have been 23 raids so far this year, compared to 13 for whole of last year, as drugs like ketamine gain popularity

AS PARTY drugs outsell heroin, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) is shifting its attention from street busts to nightclub raids.

It has also increased the number of raids on nightspots dramatically, in an effort to stop the spread of drug abuse, particularly the penchant for ketamine.

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In the first six months of this year, it carried out 23 raids.

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2 US VA: Drug Policy Meets Budget AxeWed, 07 Jul 2004
Source:Bristol Herald Courier (VA) Author:Courrege, Diette Area:Virginia Lines:70 Added:07/07/2004

BRISTOL, Va. - At the cost of funding its recently passed comprehensive drug and alcohol policy, the city School Board narrowly approved a budget for this school year.

The 3-2 vote for the $18.5 million budget came after extensive discussion about whether the policy, which has been discussed for at least the past five years, would be cut and how not funding it would affect the school system.

"As much as I don't want to see this go, I don't know what else to cut," said board member Jaymie Derden, who voted no. "I think it's bad practice to have a policy that we don't follow. I think it sends an inconsistent message to the public. I don't think we've ever done this before."

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3 UAE: Anti-Drug Web Site LaunchedWed, 07 Jul 2004
Source:Khaleej Times (UAE)          Area:United Arab Emirates Lines:24 Added:07/07/2004

DUBAI - An anti-drug web site was officially launched on Monday by a group of national youth in cooperation with Dubai Police. The web site, 'No Drugs Arabia' (http://www.nodrugsarabia.com), is expected to attract large numbers of visitors and subscribers, especially youth, said Brigadier Dr Jamal Mohammed Al Mari, Deputy Commander of Dubai Police.

Brig. Dr Al Mari praised the efforts made by the nationals in launching the site. He said the site was an effective means to spread the message against drug abuse and addiction. Brigadier Abdul Rahman Rafia, Head of the Community Service Administration at Dubai Police, also praised the new web site, developed by Yasser Saeed Hareb and Abdullah Al Abdouli. The web site will carry information in Arabic on the drugs menace.

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4 South Africa: Dagga Keeps SA's Poorest Town AliveSun, 04 Jul 2004
Source:Sunday Times (South Africa) Author:Sukhraj, Penny Area:South Africa Lines:124 Added:07/07/2004

Harvest Time Provides Some Relief From Grinding Deprivation

Johannesburg - WHEN Ntabankulu Mayor Phumzile Matshoba was arrested this week and charged with stealing R500 000 from the municipality, the people of the poorest town in South Africa cheered with delight.

They resented him because he flaunted his wealth by wearing gold jewellery and drove around the Eastern Cape town in flashy cars when they had so little.

This week, as Matshoba was released on R20 000 bail, the Human Sciences Research Council pronounced Ntabankulu municipality the poorest in the country.

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5 US: Column: Medical Consulting By The Attorney GeneralTue, 06 Jul 2004
Source:State, The (SC) Author:Kilpatrick, James J. Area:United States Lines:90 Added:07/07/2004

Universal Press Syndicate -The big news from the Supreme Court last week had to do with the rights of prisoners, both at home and abroad. The more significant news had to do with the rights of two seriously ill women in California. They are human beings who might benefit from marijuana.

In all the commotion over the president's powers as commander in chief, no one paid much attention to a brief order in Case No. 03-1454, Ashcroft v. Raich. By agreeing to hear the case, the high court has provided an opportunity to strike a blow for liberty. The case will be argued next year.

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6 US GA: Deputy: Community Needs Meetings On MethFri, 02 Jul 2004
Source:Daily Citizen, The (Dalton, GA) Author:Dolson, Cady Van Area:Georgia Lines:106 Added:07/07/2004

There need to be public meetings about the use and dangers of methamphetamine in Whitfield County, a drug detective with the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office says.

"When we have these meetings we need to take action about what we talk about and not forget about what we talk about when we walk out the door," Detective Ray Grossman said.

That's what Grossman told a five-member legislative methamphetamine study committee on Wednesday in Summerville.

"Law enforcement alone cannot deal with the huge, huge meth problem that we have," Grossman said.

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7 CN AB: Druggists Tackle Meth MakersWed, 07 Jul 2004
Source:Edmonton Journal (CN AB) Author:Barrett, Tom Area:Alberta Lines:112 Added:07/07/2004

Cold Remedies Moved Behind The Counter

Tom Barrett The Edmonton Journal

EDMONTON - Alberta pharmacists have become the first in Canada to voluntarily restrict access to over-the-counter products commonly used in illicit labs to create the volatile street drug crystal methamphetamine.

After rejecting the move last year, the pharmacists decided limiting sales of cold remedies that contain ephedrine and pseudoephedrine can help in the campaign to stem the growing use of the highly addictive drug.

Products that contain the drugs will now be moved behind the pharmacists' counters. Customers will be limited to 60 tablets of 60 mg at one time.

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8 UK: Smuggling Of Drugs Into UK DeclinesWed, 07 Jul 2004
Source:Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)          Area:United Kingdom Lines:29 Added:07/07/2004

LONDON: Joint action by Jamaica to Britain has cut the number of people smuggling cocaine inside their bodies by more than 90 per cent in the past two years, British Customs officers said yesterday.

Concerned by the growing number of people swallowing packets of cocaine to smuggle them into Britain, police and Customs officials in both countries launched Operation Airbridge on June 1, 2002.

In the year before the launch of Operation Airbridge, the number of cocaine swallowers detected in Britain had risen to 730, Customs officials said. This number fell to 185 in the operation's first 12 months up to June 2003, and in the last year up to June 2004, the number has been reduced further to 41 - a reduction of more than 90pc since the operation began.

In the year to June 2003, there was also a significant increase in the number of cocaine smugglers detected in Jamaica prior to boarding flights for the UK, up from 82 to 216.

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9 UAE: Major Drug Rackets BustedMon, 05 Jul 2004
Source:Khaleej Times (UAE) Author:Ibrahim, Muawia E. Area:United Arab Emirates Lines:66 Added:07/07/2004

ABU DHABI - Anti-drugs squads of the Interior Ministry have foiled attempts to transit 203kg of hashish and 51kg of heroin through the country, a senior Ministry official said yesterday.

"Marine anti-narcotic squads of the Ministry have successfully seized 203kg of hashish worth Dh4million in a Pakistani ship docked at Khor Fakkan Port. In a separate operation, the drugs squads foiled an attempt to smuggle 51kg of heroin to Kuwait, worth Dh20 million," Colonel Abdulla Al Bedaiwi, Director of Anti-Narcotic Department at the Ministry, said. He said the hashish consignment was seized after a team of the anti-narcotics unit inspected the vessel after suspicion. During inspection, the team found the drugs hidden in a cache. Upon initial interrogation, the captain of the ship said the consignment belonged to a drug dealer in Pakistan. He told the police that he was entrusted to deliver the drugs to another party in Saudi Arabia.

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10 Germany: Germany's Youngsters Going To PotTue, 06 Jul 2004
Source:Taipei Times, The (Taiwan)          Area:Germany Lines:77 Added:07/07/2004

"What we have is a generation of pot heads, many of whom become psychologically if not physically addicted to cannabis."

Renate Kuenast, German Consumer Affairs Minister

Teenagers in Germany are smoking cannabis in alarming numbers, prompting health authorities to issue stern health warnings and to call for stringent anti-drugs efforts by schools.

A national survey shows nearly one out of every four 15-year-olds has smoked marijuana or hashish and that 15 percent do so regularly.

Adding to the concerns is the fact that cannabis is far more potent now as a result of the EU's eastward expansion, permitting ready access to cannabis producers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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