1.   The court has already heard arguments this year in a case testing how far police may go in detaining presumably innocent motorists in an effort to stop drug traffickers.

2.   However, the Thai government says lack of security at the border makes it hard to stop traffickers.

3.   Iran will mine mountain passes used by smugglers to try and stop drug traffickers from using the country as a transit point for shipments, a top official said.

4.   Several newspapers said government officials had asked the Ministry of Defense whether it would be possible for navy ships in the eastern Mediterranean to stop immigrant traffickers operating there.

5.   Stopping traffickers on the seas is often considered the toughest part of interdiction.

6.   In March, the United States decertified Colombia for not doing enough to stop drug traffickers, which put some US aid on the line.

7.   But even that does not stop the traffickers.

8.   Even Malaysian narcotics officials admit, however, that the threat of the noose has not stopped traffickers, who can make huge profits from their trade.