Hanoi urges fight against drug abuse

Hanoi urges fight against drug abuse

HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam has urged fellow members of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to devise a plan
of action aimed at curbing drug abuse and trafficking in the
region, the official Vietnam News Agency said yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Khanh, speaking on the first day
of a meeting of ASEAN drug enforcement officials in Hanoi, said
Vietnam had failed in its efforts to put a brake on the drug
trade.

The five-day meeting has brought together officials from the
ASEAN nations, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Officials from Laos, Myanmar, Interpol, the United Nations
Drug Control Program (UNDCP) and the Bangkok-based Association of
Narcotics Control Officers were also attending.