1.   Authorities torched nearly two metric tons of seized heroin, cocaine and other drugs Monday to mark the world anti-narcotics day.

2.   He said the seized heroin from the Wa came packed in bags with a new trademark, showing four red stars and a globe.

3.   In a separate case, a judge on Friday sentenced three police officers for selling seized heroin they were supposed to destroy.

4.   In February, Hockry took into his personal custody a quantity of seized heroin that he put in his safe for protection.

5.   Sar Kheng, the other Interior Ministry co-minister, said Thursday that the seized heroin and car must be turned over to the court.

6.   Thai narcotics control officials said the seized heroin appeared to originate in northern Thailand or neighboring Burma.

7.   Tons of seized heroin and hashish went up in smoke in an enormous bonfire Sunday during a ceremony to mark joint anti-narcotics efforts between Pakistan and Britain.

8.   The seized heroin was found in two boxes of statues of elephants shipped from Thailand, said Anderson.

9.   The reason for the fines was not immediately clear, an embassy spokesman said, adding only that it roughly corresponded to the value of the seized heroin.