21. Their widespread involvement in the heroin trade led to the loss of their seat on the Commission, and they were booted from the concrete cabal. 22. Toledo said the Colombian heroin trade was also increasing at an alarming rate. 23. Trying to stop a booming heroin trade, China and three Southeast Asian neighbors announced an agreement Tuesday to step up cross-border police cooperation. 24. In the country as a whole, ravaged by drought in recent years, subsistence agriculture dominates the landscape, encouraging farmers to grow poppies for the heroin trade. 25. Because of their role in the heroin trade, Clinton denied certification to Afghanistan, Iran, Burma and Syria. 26. The United States is interested in cooperation on fighting the massive heroin trade from Afghanistan, shutting down terrorist training camps and improving human rights. 27. The US State Department has accused it of being ridden with corruption, failing to keep promises to fight the heroin trade and systematically abusing human rights. 28. The Burmese government has refused US demands for the extradition of Khun Sa, once a keyplayer in the heroin trade out of Burma. |