EU AND RUSSIA TO NEGOTIATE DEAL OVER CLEANING CHEMICAL DRUG PRECURSORS
May 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has been given a mandate by European Union (EU) ministers to start negotiations with Russia over a deal to cooperate in preventing the diversion of cleaning and a limited range of other chemicals into the illicit drug trade.
This initiative comes after the striking of a similar deal between the EU and China over fighting the abuse of these so-called drug precursors. Chemicals used in soaps are a particularly well-noted source of these chemicals, said a European Commission note. It explained: "Drug precursors are ...
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