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• The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998 passed the House of Representives this week. The legislation calls for grants to help small buisnesses develope a drug-free workplace programs, such as instituting drug testing and employee training.  "This bill is a part of a measured federal response to... the growing problem of substance abuse in our society, and a move toward a drug-free America," stated Rep. Rob Portman (R-OH), the sponsor of the bill.
• Two suspected drug dealers were shot to death by police in Homestead, Florida after a botched drug bust.  Police detectives were selling a small amount of cocaine to several suspects in a crowded apartment complex.  The police and suspects got in an argument and violence broke out, leaving 2 dead, 1 officer wounded and 3 others injured.  Community members question why the bust was being held in such a public area.
• A helicopter searching for marijuana plants in northeastern Tennessee crashed, leaving both crew members dead. It took 135 people 3 days to find the wreckage of the helicopter.
• Sheriff's deputies have warned hikers in Tehama County to watch out for walking into marijuana gardens.  Recently, several hikers have unknowingly walked in such farms, which are reported to be heavily guarded and dangerous.
• Over 100 clandestine landing strips in rural Honduras have been detected by the DEA.  Officials believe that many of the runways are being used as stopping points for traffickers shipping drugs to the United States.  The DEA and the Honduras government are working together to identify planes using the strips for drug shipments, but many are located in remote mountainous regions.
• The World Bank is planning to examine the need for reform of Latin American banking systems during a two-day conference in El Salvador.  El Salvador's president, Armando Caderon Sol, called for a united effort to control and supervise the financial system to fight drug related crime such as money laundering.
• Delegates at the World AIDS Congress urged, on July 1, that needle exchange be increased worldwide, to stem the rising global epidemic of injection-related AIDS, but noted that harsh government attitudes as well as poverty stand in the way of addressing the problem.  "The law-and-order approach has not been successful in eliminating drug use," said Palani Narayan of the Thailand-based Asian Harm Reduction Network.

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