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]