ANTIGUA, Guatemala: The Organization of American States (OAS) wrapped up a ministerial meeting on Thursday (Friday in Manila) focused on costly efforts to combat a rampant drug scourge that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said that, member states have taken an important step by producing a report covering “all stages of drug trafficking from the planting of crops to the final user . . . including dimensions of the problem ranging from health to public security.”

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