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The Hindustan Times: 'India should prevent smuggling of synthetic drugs?
The Asian Age: DRUGS MAJOR THREAT FOR INDIA: INTERPOL
The Times of India: DRUGS MAJOR THREAT FOR INDIA: INTERPOL
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'India should prevent smuggling of synthetic drugs?
>From The Hindustan Times, February 16, 2001
PTI
(New Delhi, February 15)
INDIA SHOULD take adequate measures to prevent smuggling of synthetic
drug into the country from across the border, especially Myanmar, an
expert consultant to Interpol on drugs said here today.
?Myanmar has become one of the largest producers of synthetic drugs.
Certain amount of synthetic drugs is coming through north-eastern
border,? R Sundaralingam told reporters.
Stating that synthetic drugs like ecstasy and metaphataime were sweeping
the world as part of youth culture, Sundaralingam said "synthetic drugs
are going to be nightmare of the 21 st century."
He said countries like united states, Australia, Thialand and Japan were
already facing an acute problem of this new menace.
?India was sandwiched between two major opium producing regions --
Golden Triangle and Golden Crecent,? Sundaralingam said. However, he
said India had not yet attained the position of a major transit point as
compared to Iran and China, which together seized 11.1 tonnes of drugs
last year. He said a new ?Golden Corridor? for supply had emerged in the
recent years as drugs were going through Afghanistan, Tajakistan and
Khazkaistan to Europe. Sundaralingam was here to attend a day-long
seminar on 'Global drug scenario' organised by the CBI.
Earlier, CBI Director R K Raghavan said concerted efforts should be made
by various agencies in the country to fight the menace unitedly.
Admitting lack of co-ordinations by various agencies still persisted in
the country, Raghavan said "India is very much in the reckoning among
international cartels. Instead of a mere transit, consumption is also
increasing as India provides a very large consumer market.?
The conference was attended by representatives from all state
governments besides drug liaison officers of some of the countries along
with representatives from the united nations international drug control.
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DRUGS MAJOR THREAT FOR INDIA: INTERPOL
>From The Asian Age, February 16, 2001
By Our Correspondent
New Delhi, Feb. 15 ?Synthetic drug is a nightmare for the 21st century.
India faces a threat of being flooded with such medicines through
Myanmar which is the largest producer of such drugs,? Mr R.
Sundaralingam, expert consultant of Interpol secretariat-general, said
here on Thursday.
Addressing a daylong training conference on various aspects of drug
enforcement, organised by the Central Bureau Of Investigation, Mr
Sundaralingam said the security agencies need to collaborate and
cooperate among themselves to effectively deal with this problem as no
country, continent or hemisphere has remain untouched by this menace.
?Here comes in the Interpol,? he said. Citing instances, Mr
Sundaralingam said: ?Escatsy the drug which is very popular in New York
is available for $30, while in the Netherlands, the same is being sold
for 50 cents.?
?These drugs are very popular in this part of the world. We can handle
the problem effectively only if there can be constant
information-sharing among the different security agencies,? he said. Mr
Sundaralingam said the drug cartels have formed their own alliances and
consortium to spread their tantacles to every prospective market.
?The drugs are not only cheaper but deadly. One can order them through
the Internet also. The drug rackets generally use Iran and China as
their transit routes. These countries seized 5 tonnes and 61 tonnes of
synthetic drugs respectively in recent times,? he said.
The conference was intended to sensitise the participants about the
various aspects of drug enforcement not only in India but also
throughout the world. The underlying theme of the conference was
?Cooperation between different agencies for effective drug enforcement.?
CBI director R.K. Raghawan said: ?Drug consumption is rising in the
country. We have to check the drug cartels in every possible way. Lack
of security coordination is a has come in the way in this effort.?
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Synthetic drugs new threat to India, warn experts
The Times of India News Service, February 16, 2001
NEW DELHI: India will face a grave threat from synthetic drugs like
Amphetamines and Ecstasy in the near future, warned R Sundaralingam,
expert consultant to Interpol Secretariat General at Lyon (France), on
Thursday.
Speaking to journalists after participating in an international drug
enforcement conference organised by CBI, Sundaralingam said the global
trade in narcotics was literally exploding, with ``drug cartels forming
consortiums'' and taking advantage of the free trade economy.
"Synthetic drugs, which will be the nightmare of the 21st Century, will
come into India in a big way...these drugs can flood India through
Myanmar,'' said Sundaralingam, adding there were already ``some
intelligence reports'' that these drugs were available in some parts
of North-East India.
The drug menace, as it is, is mounting day-by-day in India, sandwiched
as she is between the Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand and Myanmar) and
theGolden Crescent (Afghanistan and Pakistan).
CBI director R K Raghavan, in turn, said apart from being a key
transit centre, India was also witnessing an increase in the level of
consumption of drugs. ``International cartels are eying India since it
provides a large consumer market,'' he said. Added CBI joint director
Neeraj Kumar, ``There has been a steep increase in consumption of drugs
in India.''
Talking about the international scene, Sundaralingam said drugs were
now becoming ``purer, cheaper and deadlier''. The use of synthetic
drugs is very popular among youths in western countries. ``You can even
buy drugs on internet websites now,'' he said.
In this context, he called for ``timely and accurate'' sharing of
information between different agencies and countries to ``break drug
syndicates''. ``We are living in a global village now...the
international crime power has gone beyond the expectations of the entire
international policing community,'' he said.
Raghavan also called for more cooperation among different enforcement
agencies, in terms of intelligence-sharing and joint operations, in
India. ``We should suppress our egos and work for the common objective
of waging a great war against drugs in our country,'' he said.
The conference was organised to sensitise various agencies about the
effective drug enforcement laws and ensure effective co-ordination, said
Neeraj Kumar. Delegates from different agencies and police forces, as
also drug liaison officers of several countries, participated in the
conference.
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'India should prevent smuggling of synthetic drugs?</font></font></b>
<br><b><font size=+1><font color="#CC0000">The Asian Age:</font><font color="#CC33CC">
DRUGS MAJOR THREAT FOR INDIA: INTERPOL</font></font></b>
<br><b><font size=+1><font color="#CC0000">The Times of India:</font><font color="#CC33CC">
DRUGS MAJOR THREAT FOR INDIA: INTERPOL</font></font></b>
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<p><b><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+2>'India should prevent smuggling
of synthetic drugs?</font></font></b></center>
<p><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>From The Hindustan Times, February
16, 2001</font></font>
<p><font color="#800000"><font size=+1>PTI</font></font>
<br><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>(New Delhi, February 15)</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>INDIA SHOULD take adequate measures to prevent smuggling
of synthetic drug into the country from across the border, especially Myanmar,
an expert consultant to Interpol on drugs said here today.</font>
<p><font size=+1>?Myanmar has become one of the largest producers of synthetic
drugs. Certain amount of synthetic drugs is coming through north-eastern
border,? R Sundaralingam told reporters.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Stating that synthetic drugs like ecstasy and metaphataime
were sweeping the world as part of youth culture, Sundaralingam said "synthetic
drugs are going to be nightmare of the 21 st century."</font>
<p><font size=+1>He said countries like united states, Australia, Thialand
and Japan were already facing an acute problem of this new menace.</font>
<p><font size=+1>?India was sandwiched between two major opium producing
regions -- Golden Triangle and Golden Crecent,? Sundaralingam said. However,
he said India had not yet attained the position of a major transit point
as compared to Iran and China, which together seized 11.1 tonnes of drugs
last year. He said a new ?Golden Corridor? for supply had emerged in the
recent years as drugs were going through Afghanistan, Tajakistan and Khazkaistan
to Europe. Sundaralingam was here to attend a day-long seminar on 'Global
drug scenario' organised by the CBI.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Earlier, CBI Director R K Raghavan said concerted efforts
should be made by various agencies in the country to fight the menace unitedly.
Admitting lack of co-ordinations by various agencies still persisted in
the country, Raghavan said "India is very much in the reckoning among international
cartels. Instead of a mere transit, consumption is also increasing as India
provides a very large consumer market.?</font>
<p><font size=+1>The conference was attended by representatives from all
state governments besides drug liaison officers of some of the countries
along with representatives from the united nations international drug control.</font>
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<p><b><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+2>DRUGS MAJOR THREAT FOR INDIA:
INTERPOL</font></font></b></center>
<p><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>From The Asian Age, February 16,
2001</font></font>
<br>
<p><font size=+1>By <font color="#800000">Our Correspondent</font></font>
<p><font size=+1><font color="#CC0000">New Delhi, Feb. 15</font> ?Synthetic
drug is a nightmare for the 21st century. India faces a threat of being
flooded with such medicines through Myanmar which is the largest producer
of such drugs,? Mr R. Sundaralingam, expert consultant of Interpol secretariat-general,
said here on Thursday.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Addressing a daylong training conference on various aspects
of drug enforcement, organised by the Central Bureau Of Investigation,
Mr Sundaralingam said the security agencies need to collaborate and cooperate
among themselves to effectively deal with this problem as no country, continent
or hemisphere has remain untouched by this menace.</font>
<p><font size=+1>?Here comes in the Interpol,? he said. Citing instances,
Mr Sundaralingam said: ?Escatsy the drug which is very popular in New York
is available for $30, while in the Netherlands, the same is being sold
for 50 cents.?</font>
<p><font size=+1>?These drugs are very popular in this part of the world.
We can handle the problem effectively only if there can be constant information-sharing
among the different security agencies,? he said. Mr Sundaralingam said
the drug cartels have formed their own alliances and consortium to spread
their tantacles to every prospective market.</font>
<p><font size=+1>?The drugs are not only cheaper but deadly. One can order
them through the Internet also. The drug rackets generally use Iran and
China as their transit routes. These countries seized 5 tonnes and 61 tonnes
of synthetic drugs respectively in recent times,? he said.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The conference was intended to sensitise the participants
about the various aspects of drug enforcement not only in India but also
throughout the world. The underlying theme of the conference was ?Cooperation
between different agencies for effective drug enforcement.?</font>
<p><font size=+1>CBI director R.K. Raghawan said: ?Drug consumption is
rising in the country. We have to check the drug cartels in every possible
way. Lack of security coordination is a has come in the way in this effort.?</font>
<center>
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<p><b><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+2>Synthetic drugs new threat to
India, warn experts</font></font></b></center>
<p><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>The Times of India News Service,
February 16, 2001</font></font>
<br>
<p><font size=+1><font color="#CC0000">NEW DELHI:</font> India will face
a grave threat from synthetic drugs like Amphetamines and Ecstasy in the
near future, warned R Sundaralingam, expert consultant to Interpol Secretariat
General at Lyon (France), on Thursday.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Speaking to journalists after participating in an international
drug enforcement conference organised by CBI, Sundaralingam said the global
trade in narcotics was literally exploding, with ``drug cartels forming
consortiums'' and taking advantage of the free trade economy.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"Synthetic drugs, which will be the nightmare of the 21st
Century, will come into India in a big way...these drugs can flood
India through Myanmar,'' said Sundaralingam, adding there were already
``some intelligence reports'' that these drugs were available in
some parts of North-East India.</font>
<p><font size=+1> The drug menace, as it is, is mounting day-by-day
in India, sandwiched as she is between the Golden Triangle
(Laos, Thailand and Myanmar) and theGolden Crescent (Afghanistan
and Pakistan).</font>
<p><font size=+1> CBI director R K Raghavan, in turn, said apart from
being a key transit centre, India was also witnessing an increase
in the level of consumption of drugs. ``International cartels are
eying India since it provides a large consumer market,'' he said.
Added CBI joint director Neeraj Kumar, ``There has been a steep
increase in consumption of drugs in India.''</font>
<p><font size=+1> Talking about the international scene, Sundaralingam
said drugs were now becoming ``purer, cheaper and deadlier''.
The use of synthetic drugs is very popular among youths in western
countries. ``You can even buy drugs on internet websites now,'' he
said.</font>
<p><font size=+1> In this context, he called for ``timely and accurate''
sharing of information between different agencies and countries to ``break
drug syndicates''. ``We are living in a global village now...the international
crime power has gone beyond the expectations of the entire international
policing community,'' he said.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Raghavan also called for more cooperation among different
enforcement agencies, in terms of intelligence-sharing and joint operations,
in India. ``We should suppress our egos and work for the common objective
of waging a great war against drugs in our country,'' he said.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The conference was organised to sensitise various agencies
about the effective drug enforcement laws and ensure effective co-ordination,
said Neeraj Kumar. Delegates from different agencies and police forces,
as also drug liaison officers of several countries, participated in the
conference.</font>
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