April 07, 1997

* $24 million cocaine stash turns up on banana truck@ (New
throughout)

Alabama police said Friday they released a New York trucker after
questioning him about $24 million worth of cocaine that
turned up inside his bananaladen 18wheeler. [Reuters,
PAY PER VIEW, 256 words, $1.00]

Canadian woman, 74, busted for drugs in Jamaica

A 74yearold Canadian woman pleaded guilty to drug possession charges
in a Montego Bay court after 32 pounds of hashish oil was
discovered in her suitcase. She was fined $2,857 and ordered
deported. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 128 words, $1.00]

Heredity may determine whether marijuana feels good

Heredity may determine whether people feel good or bad when they use
marijuana, and the same genetic influence might also apply to
alcohol and cocaine, U.S. scientists reported on Friday.
[Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 226 words, $1.00]

MEDICAL MARIJUANA CAN EASE DREADED ILLS

DEAR DR. GOTT: What do you think of marijuana use for medical
purposes? I strongly favor this, because THC has been shown in
many medical studies to be an effective antidote for the pain
and dread associated with chronic diseases ... [MEMPHIS
COMMERCIAL APPEAL, PAY PER VIEW, 480 words, $1.00]

Fewer drug addicts but more Ecstasy in Singapore

The number of drug addicts in Singapore has dropped since hitting an
alltime high in 1994, but Ecstasy has become increasingly
popular among young people, a government official said on
Saturday. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 329 words, $1.00]

Police seize heroin near Pakistan border

Police have seized 29 kilos of heroin in northern India they say was
dumped by drug dealers in neighboring Pakistan. [Associated
Press, PREMIUM, 130 words]

U.S. strips Colombian drug lords' entry visas

U.S. State Department officials said on Saturday some of Colombia's
top drug lords and their relatives had been stripped of their
U.S. entry visas. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 259 words, $1.00]

Pakistani authorities seize 80 kg of heroin

Pakistani authorities have seized 80 kg of heroin from smugglers in
the southwestern province of Baluchistan, government officials
said on Sunday. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 95 words, $1.00]

Iran Seizes 1.5 Tonnes of Narcotics

Iranian security forces confiscated 1,464 kilograms of narcotics in
the northwestern cities of Torbate Haidariyeh, Taibab and
Fariman, Khorrasan province, the official Iran News Agency IRNA
reported today. [XINHUA, BASIC, 141 words]

Cambodian police seize 7 tons of marijuana

Cambodian police seized seven tons of marijuana being prepared for
shipment abroad, the chief of the country's antinarcotics
police unit said Friday. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 276 words]