air,often usin~Internal concealment whichwasamethodofsmuggling frequently usedbyEuropean couriers tocarryquantities of100to1,000 grammes. Therehadbeen259drug-related deaths intheFederal Republic of Germany inthetirstninemonthsof1984. 36.Therepresentative oftheRepublic ofMaldives described trafficking by tourists forpersonal abuse. Thesewerefrequently persons fromEurope travelling totheRepublic ofMaldives through SriLanka,IndiaorNepaland obtaining theirdrugsontheway.Cannabis resinandheroinhadbeenseized in1984. Fournationals ofMaldives hadbeenconvicted oftrafficking elsewhere andonreturntotheircountry hadbeencharged withmisconduct in a.foreign Sta.te. 37.Therepresentative ofthePhilippines saidthattherewassporadic abuse ofheroin, cocaine andLSDamongthemoreaffluent sectors ofsociety and someabuseInallsectors ofcannabis, volatile solvents, tranquillizers and ofmedical orpharmaceutical preparations whichwerenotundercontrol. Multiple drugabusewasfrequent. TheGovernment facedproblems ofillicit cannabIs cultivation. Thenumberofplantsdetected anddestroyed ha.d doubled to1.Bmillion in1984. Muchofthisillicit cannabis cultivation wasinremoteareasandtheplantations wereprotected byterrorists. No illicit opiumorcocabushcultivation orclandestine laboratories wereknown toexistinthePhilippInes. 38.Therewasheavysmuggling through thepostofficemailsandanewtrend hadbeentheuseofcrewmembers ofthePhilippine AirLinesforsmuggling drugsfromPakistan. mainly intransit. Therewasconsiderable foreign involvement inalldrugtrafficking usingnationals ofthePhIlippines as couriers. Theforeigners involved werefrequently members ofcriminal groups. ItwaslikelythattheGovernment wouldhavetodivertmore resources toeradicate cultivation ofcannabis, muchofwhichweredestined forHonglong,JapanandtheUnitedStates. 39.Therepresentative ofSriLanka,describing thesiluation inthatState, saidthatopiumseizures haddecreased, possibly because security forceswere deployed forotherreasons intraditional landing areasandbecause young people werenotacquiring thehabitofopiumabuse,turning totheuseof heroininstead. Anewworrying phenomenon wastheemergence ofayoung generation ofheroinabusersi thenumberofheroin-related incidents had risenfivetimesbetween 1983and1984.Thepriceofheroinwasverylowq40.Terrorists operating inSriLankawerecertainly involved inarranging drugsmuggling toEuropetoobtainbothfirearms andfinancial support for theiroperations. TheGovernment had,undernewlegislation inApril1984. madecapital punishment mandatory forserious offences andlifeimprisonment thepunishment forothersomewhat lessserious breaches ofthelaw.The situation generally, although nothopeless, wasbleak. 41.Therepresentative ofFijidescrIbed howcannabis abuseandcultivation. whichhadpreviously beenconfined tooldermales, wasnowspreading toyoung people. Drugtraffic wasaphenomenon lhatalsoaccompanied tourism. The Government hadtherefore reorganized lhetwodrugssquadsinFijiandhad concentrated onincreased training indruglawenforcement techniques with theassistance oftheUnitedNations, Australia andNewZealand. Maximum penalties badbeenraisedunderrecent amendments tothelawaspartofthe Government's response toasituation whichcoulddeteriorate.indeedandthesourcealmostinvariably Pakistan. andsea,eitherdirectly orviaIndia. Therewas system. Businessmen andseamenwereinvolved and tothesourceofsupplyinPakistan. Muchofthe trafficking groupswereclearly intent uponusing couriers inthetraffic.E/CN.7/198S/9 page11 Heroin wassmuggled byair extensive useofthepostal therewereconsistent links heroinwasintransit and SriLankannationals as=,-,­,-:==,­,­,­,­,- 42.Theobserver fromCanadadescribed indetailthesituation regarding herointrafficking andabusewhich,withlocalvariations, indicated generally steadyavailability inmostpartsofthecountry withheroinof bothSouthEastAsianandSouthWestAsianoriginbeingsmuggled inthrough international airports andthrough thepostalsystem. Cocaine waswidely and amplyavailable. Therewasgrowing demand amongallsectors ofmost communities andabusewasspreading intoruralareas. Motorcycle gangswere involved indistribution. Montreal, Toronto andVancouver wereprobably the maindistribution centres butmanyairports receiving flighls directly or indirectly froMexico, theUnitedSlates. Jamaica, andpartsofWeslern
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report on drug trafficking and abuse in various countries, particularly in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region. The discussion centers around the illegal cultivation and trade of drugs such as cannabis, heroin, and cocaine, as well as the involvement of criminal groups and the need for law enforcement and punishment. The text also touches on the social and economic aspects of drug abuse, including its impact on communities and the spread of addiction.

**Category**
Health, International trade