The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says illegal opium production in Afghanistan increased by nearly half in 2006 compared to the record harvest of a year earlier.
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China's State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhou Yongkang on Thursday called for reinforced anti-drug efforts to strengthen achievements in fighting heroin and curbing the spread of new types of drugs such as ecstasy and "ice".
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Viktor Cherkesov, head of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service, and a delegation arrived in Tehran on December 4, IRNA reported. Amir-Hussein Motahar, deputy chief of Iran's Drug Control Headquarters, expressed the hope that their meeting might result in closer cooperation between the two countries, while Cherkesov noted that Russia and Iran have a common interest in controlling the flow of drugs.
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ELEVEN CHARGED IN NARCOTICS INDICTMENT RESULTING FROM THE LARGEST NARCOTICS SEIZURE IN CLERMONT COUNTY HISTORY
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