31.   In South Africa, leading drug companies went to court this month to block a law that would let South Africa both import generic drugs and make its own.

32.   IT was unlikely that another pharmaceutical company could also have imported drugs into Hong Kong without proper registration, a Department of Health spokesman said on Tuesday.

33.   Kidd was convicted of using and distributing drugs and Hamilton of using, trafficking and importing drugs into the Emirates.

34.   Lawmakers and President Clinton earlier this week agreed to pass a proposal to import American drugs.

35.   Lugo, was found guilty of conspiracy to posses drugs with intent to distribute and conspiracy to import drugs.

36.   On Friday, a local magistrate convicted Carol Patterson Innis of possession of cocaine with intent to supply and of importing the drugs into the British Caribbean territory.

37.   Officials said the groups imported drugs from California and Mexico and then distributed them throughout North Texas.

38.   She was arrested Saturday on four charges of importing the drug after police at Adams International Airport found the cocaine in her luggage.

39.   The American, John Daniels, is one of three foreigners accused of importing the drugs into Vietnam in April last year.

40.   The government has resisted pressure to import generic drugs or to license local companies to produce cheap versions of AIDS drugs here.