Officers from the Customs Department and the Internal Security Forces began a 14-day training program on Tuesday to learn the latest techniques for combating the traffic and abuse of narcotics.

The course is sponsored jointly by the United Nations' Drug Control Program and the ISF. Two UN-assigned British officers have been flown in to supervise the workshop, in which 20 Lebanese officers are taking part. The UN Drug Control Program has also granted the ISF four new four-wheel drive vehicles for drug-enforcement-related missions at a price tag of $75,000.

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