Pubdate: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 Source: People's Journal (Philippines) Copyright: 2004 People's Journal Contact: http://www.journal.com.ph/contactus.asp Website: http://www.journal.com.ph/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3381 Author: Alfred Dalizon, People's Journal Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mdma.htm (Ecstasy) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) TOURISTS INTO DRUGS UNDER WATCH Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chair Undersecretary Anselmo Avenido Jr. yesterday said they have stepped-up efforts to identify and arrest tourists who smuggle shabu and marijuana into the country's tourist spots. "We're regularly conducting 'profiling of individuals' who might be carriers of dangerous drugs even in small quantities," he said. Avenido said a number of domestic and foreign tourists have been apprehended in the past two years for smuggling prohibited drugs into the country. Police said they were also looking into reports that drug dealers have invaded known tourist destinations like Boracay Island and are selling small quantities of shabu, marijuana and the designer drug "Ecstacy." - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager