* Robbers Who Posed As Narcs Held

A group of men who posed as police officers while robbing drug
traffickers were themselves victimized by a drug stash
that turned out to be a police trap, authorities said.
[Associated Press, PREMIUM, 266 words]

U.S. AntiDrug Czar Tosses Tobacco, Alcohol into Mix of `Gateway'
Drugs

By Bill Cotterell KnightRidder/Tribune Business News Mar. 27The
nation's drug czar came to the southern end of tobacco country
Wednesday and predicted that researchers soon will prove a
scientific link between cigarettes, marijuana and cocaine.
[Tallahassee Democrat, PAY PER VIEW, 596 words, $1.00]

Oregon Lawmakers Mull Marijuana Bill

By Harry Esteve KnightRidder/Tribune Business News ... [The
RegisterGuard, PAY PER VIEW, 669 words, $1.00]

Man Admits to Drug Money Launder

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with a convicted American
Express banker to hide millions in drug money for the former
boss of one of Mexico's mostpowerful drug cartels. [Associated
Press, PREMIUM, 376 words]

Colombians Offer Cheaper Heroin

Luz Marina Ocampo might have survived after a balloon containing
heroin ruptured in her stomach upon her arrival from Colombia.
But no one rushed her to the hospital. [Associated Press,
PREMIUM, 568 words]

Colombian police seize marijuana cargo

Colombian police seized 37 tonnes of marijuana loaded aboard a
Polishregistered ship in the Caribbean coast port of Cartagena
on Saturday, authorities said. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 189
words, $1.00]

Russian police seize huge marijuana stash in Ural Mountains

Police seized 360 kilograms of marijuana from a covered pit in the
yard of a house in the Ural Mountains region, a news report
said Friday. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 118 words]

Two Heroin Traffickers Sentenced to Death in Vietnam

Two Hong Kong men who tried to transport 18.1 kilogram of heroin to
the Netherlands via Ho Chi Minh City were sentenced to death in
Vietnam on Friday, today's Vietnam News quoted a court official
as saying. [XINHUA, BASIC, 340 words]