* LATEST DRUG PLAGUE HITS HARDEST IN HEARTLAND

It's been a record winter for snowfall in Fargo, N.D. As spring
settles in, the Red River is certain to swell,
threatening the tidy homes and industrial shops that line
its banks. [MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL, PAY PER VIEW, 705
words, $1.00]

WARRANTLESS DRUG SEARCH VIOLATED MAN'S RIGHTS

Racine County drug agents who entered a man's home and searched for
marijuana and drug paraphernalia without a warrant or his
verbal OK violated his constitutional rights, an appeals court
ruled Wednesday. [SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS, PAY PER VIEW, 360
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
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Vietnam to Set up New AntiDrug Body

Vietnam will set up an antidrug police department to fight the
growing drug abuses and trafficking in the country, an official
report said today. [XINHUA, BASIC, 90 words]

Five arrested in Italy; cocaine seized

Italian police broke up a trafficking ring in which some dlrs 60
million worth of cocaine was smuggled from Latin America to
Italy in containers filled with the pulp of tropical fruit,
authorities said Wednesday. [Associated Press, PREMIUM, 105
words]

Cociane shipment seized in U.S.Colombian drug op

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Colombian navy seized 1,440 pounds of
cocaine in a joint operation in waters close to the Caribbean
islands of San Andres and Providencia on Wednesday, officials
said. [Reuters, PAY PER VIEW, 146 words, $1.00]