How greatly must Laos suffer at the hands of drug traffickers?
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Almost every day, Lao local newspapers report about the apprehension of drug traffickers, while every so often they report the murder of innocent people such as women and children as a result of drug use, particularly amphetamines.
One example was reported on 11 October when a 33-year-old man used a knife to brutally kill his 10-year-old niece and 2-year-old nephew in Outhoumphon district, Savannakhet province in what was a horrific case.