1.   Russian military aircraft are barred from inspection by Tajik authorities and are routinely used to transport heroin from Tajikistan to military bases in Russia, the official said.

2.   This pure heroin is transported by foot across the border to other Central Asian countries, namely Tajikistan.

3.   Canadian authorities asked Vietnam to delay the execution because of evidence the women were duped by drug smugglers into transporting the heroin.

4.   Canadian authorities and human rights groups asked Vietnam to delay the execution because of evidence the women were duped by drug smugglers into transporting the heroin.

5.   China has lost hundreds of falcons in recent months to foreigners who are illegally capturing or buying the protected birds to transport heroin, an official newspaper reported Thursday.

6.   In January, police in Uzhhorod arrested a gang of smugglers who transported heroin from Central Asia to Western Europe, Kievskiye Vedomosti said.

7.   The syndicate, operating from the Thai capital of Bangkok, transports high-grade heroin by land from Burma across south China into Hong Kong.

8.   They planned to buy the falcons and use them to transport heroin and other drugs, but did not explain how it is done.