Laos is proposing to expand its official list of prohibited narcotics and controlled chemicals to close legal loopholes as authorities deal with new and unclassified drugs entering the country.
Minister of Public Security Vanthong Kongmany presented the proposed framework to the National Assembly on 5 October.
He told lawmakers that traffickers...
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