* 700 Pounds of Pot Found in Speeding Van

A motorist stopped for speeding in Industry on Sunday was
arrested along with his passenger after a California
Highway Patrol officer found about 705 pounds of
marijuana inside the van, according to the CHP. [LOS
ANGELES TIMES, PAY PER VIEW, 223 words, $1.00]

.8 Tons of Drugs Seized In Panama During First Quarter

Panama's antidrug forces confiscated 4.5 tons of drugs and arrested
250 suspected drug traffickers during the first quarter of this
year, said authorities today. [XINHUA, BASIC, 273 words]

Colombian drug mob threatens to kill journalists

Foreign and Colombian journalists have received death threats from
suspected drug gangsters claiming to be ``extraditables,'' a
source at Colombia's national intelligence service said on
Tuesday. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 415 words, $1.00]

HK, Myanmar Drug Dealers Sentenced to Death

A Hong Kong man and a Myanmar man involved in a drug trafficking case
in 1993 have been sentenced to death recently, the Thai news
agency reported today. [XINHUA, BASIC, 115 words]