11.   A court in Beijing, meanwhile, has sentenced to death a man convicted of selling heroin, the official newspaper China Daily reported Wednesday.

12.   A woman who confessed to selling heroin for a living was sentenced to die before a firing squad in northern Vietnam, official media reported Thursday.

13.   Amphetamine abuse is a serious problem in Thailand and the penalties for trafficking the drug are as serious as those for selling heroin.

14.   At least five people convicted of selling heroin in Shanghai have been executed, a Shanghai newspaper reported.

15.   Authorities also accused the group of selling heroin, cocaine and marijuana, running a prostitution ring involving female Russian emigres and widespread use of illegal cellular telephones.

16.   Indonesian police shot a Cameroon citizen when he attempted to escape arrest on suspicion of selling heroin, reports here said Monday.

17.   A Vietnamese American has been arrested for selling heroin in Ho Chi Minh City, a report here said Friday.