TO:  Foreign and local press

FROM:  The State Council Information Office

SUBJECT: Issues on Chinese current drug situation, people's war against illicit drugs, and drug-related cases dismantled recently.

WHEN:  10:00 AM, Thursday, June 22, 2006

WHERE:  Briefing Hall of the State Council Information Office, 225, Chao Yang Men Nei Da Jie, Beijing, China

WHO:  Mr. Yang Fengrui, Permanent Deputy Secretary-General of China National Narcotics Control Commission

CONTACT:  86-10-6559 2311

NOTE:  Please take the press card issued by the State Council Information Office and wear the card during the press conference. To raise the efficiency of the press conference, any questions concerned on the topic are warmly welcome to Notice@scio.gov.cn (E-mail) or 86-10-6559 2311(Fax).

(China.org.cn June 19, 2006)