The majority of the illegal drugs entering the United States come through Mexico, say narcotics officials.

"We gave 10 for every one we took," an American narcotics official in a baseball cap gloated today, recalling the fight.

"The Colombian Government is at war with the traffickers," the narcotics official said at the United States Embassy.

Even narcotics officials do not relish the idea of killing farmers.

United Nations narcotics officials are looking at three regions that may be tempted - Myanmar, Pakistan and Central Asia.

Whole villages went over to onions, and narcotics officials beamed with pleasure and satisfaction.

"The curve of both shipments and seizures has just been going up all the time," said a Western narcotics official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

American narcotics officials and diplomats say a new, high-quality dwarf variety of marijuana, as well as older varieties, thrives in this region.

Some narcotics officials favor a centralized effort; many remain opposed.

The directive would authorize federal narcotics officials to suspend or revoke the licenses of doctors who prescribed drugs that patients could use for suicide.