discuss theapplication oflawsrelating tocrimecontrol including drug control. Allthesemeasures wereinpursuit ofrecommendations oftheTenth HOHLEAMeeting.QE/CN.7/19BS/9 page5 12.Therepresentative ofMalaysia, outlining thesituation Inhiscountry, described howco-ordination onbetterintelligence-gathering, withthefull support oftheGovernment, hadresulted inmorearrests andconvictions and theseizure ofmuchgreaterquantities ofdrugsfromthetraffIc during 1984.AnewBillshortly tobeplacedbeforetheLegislature would,whenit becamelaw,allowthedetention withouttrialofthosebelieved tobe involved asorganizers ofthetraffic forrenewable periods oftwoyears. Oneresultofmeasures already takenhadbeen 8decrease inthenumberofnew drugabusers comingtonotice. Asecond hadbeentoforcecouriers toa~oid Kalaysian territory andathirdhadbeenthearreslofmoreestablished organizers ofthetraffic. Muchremained tobedone.Heroinbasehad Increasingly beenfoundinthetraffic inthelasttwoyears; theprocessing ofthisbaseinurbanareastobedIstrIbuted intheillicit markel wasa relatively simpleprocess. Therewasmoretraffic byfishing andothe~ vessels toavoIdblocksonthelandroutes. Therehadbeenincreased abuse ofinhalants ineastern partsofMalaysia withthegrowing dangerofabuseof psychotropic substances assubslitutes forheroin. Co-operation inthe exchange ofintelligence hedbeenimproved. Therewasstill,however, &need foramorecomplete flowofinformation onMalaysian nationals whowere deported afterconviction inforeign countries andmuchcouldbegainedby working towards moreharmonization ofdrug-related laws. 13.Therepresentative ofIndiawelcomed therecentColombo meeting to improve communications inpartsofSouthWeslAsIa. Therepresentative of Thailand urgedtheneedforcontinued emphasis ontechnical training to improve theefficiency oftheuseofnewequipment andtheapplicatIon ofnew techniques. Hesupported anyinitiatives whichwouldhelptheAfrican region todevelop thesamekindofco-operation thatexisted intheHONLEAarea. Finally, heurgedconstant exchange andupdating ofcontacts, addresses, telephone andtelexnumbers betweenallparticipants. (b)Current trendsintheillicit tra~---L.-'-­'-'­'-i== 14.Hoslparticipants andobset"vers addressed thisitemoftheagenda. The observer fromInterpol notedthataccut"ste assessments oftrendsworldwIde werefrequently difficult because ofgapsinrepot"ting. Anumberofnew trendscouldhowever bediscerned. TherewasIncreasing Involvement of diplomats andothersofsimilar statusascout"Iers Inthetraffic. Nationals ofdeveloping countries wereincreasingly recruited ascouriers by trafficking groups. Highprofits, increasing demandforillicit drugsand apparently growing supplyallcontributed toadeteriorating situation which W&scharacterized. interalia.byspreading multiple drugabuseandby abusers switching f~ne drugtoanother andfromnarcotic drugsto psychotropic substances ifanySroupofdrugswasinshortsupply. therewas moreheroinseizedinEuropeandintheFarEast.Therewereunquestionable increases inavailabIlity ofpsychotropic substances inmanyregions. 15.TheInterpol officeinBangkok wasbeingstrengthened asworethe mechanisms forsupporting Interpol activity inSouthAmerica andinAfrlca.B/CN.7/1985/9 page6 16.Therepresentative oftheDivision andtheobservefr~hfromb I1nterpOI, at theinvitation oftheChairman, provided assessments 0~e aancebetween thesupplyofheroininthetraffic fromsouthWestAsiaandfromSouthEast Asia.InmostofEuropetheSUPPlY fofsou~hh wEes~AAs~an hl~hroinhc~hntinued to 1,1',',.beconsiderably inexcessofthatromSOU~ as~Slaa~oug ~e percentage ofheroinfromthelattersourcehadincreased asaresultof abundant opiumharvests inpartsofSouthEastAsiaduringlhelastfour years. 17.Therepresentative ofAustralia outlined trafficking trends. These included: several majorseizures atairports; adeveloping traffic in cocaine; considerable trafCic inthepostofficemailswheredifficulty was beingencountered because oftheprovisions oftheUniversal Postal Convention, andtrafficking incontainers, notably ofcannabis resin. The majority oftraffic inheroinwasstilloftheNo.4typefromSouthEastAsia butwithsomeNo.3heroinapparently obtained inMalaysia andHongKong. SomeSouthWestAsianheroin, obtained inTurkey, hadbeenseizedinthe traffic and,despite somepriceincreases withinAustralia, therewas
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on the international efforts to combat drug trafficking, specifically in the context of the Tenth HOHLEAMeeting. It discusses the situation in various countries, including Malaysia and Thailand, and the measures taken to address the issue. The text also mentions the challenges faced in tracking drug trends and the need for cooperation among countries to combat the problem.

**Category**
Health, International trade