1.   Authorities reported seizing large batches of weapons and explosives in Moscow and Ryazan in recent weeks, and warned municipal leaders to increase security.

2.   Police seized the batch of imported tobacco and were checking it for more explosives.

3.   Customs agents seized a batch of ephedrine, an herbal stimulant, that was smuggled into Russia from China in noodle packages, a report said Sunday.

4.   German authorities recently seized several batches of contraband nuclear materials which they said could be used to make atomic bombs and came from Russia or former Soviet republics.

5.   In a province-wide anti-drug operation, the Haizhu district police sub-station in Guangzhou seized a batch of heroin earlier this month, the Xinhua news agency said.

6.   Shanghai authorities have seized a batch of bottles believed falsely labelled as name-brand anti-ulcer medication from the shelves of a large drugstore, a newspaper reported Wednesday.