VOA标准英语2009年-Discovery of Possible Drug Labs Leads to C

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, along with INTERPOL and the government of Guinea, recently discovered four sites where they believe drugs such as heroin¹, cocaine² and ecstasy³ could have been processed and manufactured in Conakry. These groups say they are concerned that the production of clandestine⁴ drugs in Guinea might be widespread.

After the discovery of large amounts of chemicals at four different sites in Conakry, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's Representative for West and Central Africa, Antonio Mazzitelli, says there is a new level of concern about the power of drug trafficking in West Africa.

"The capacity has been developed-the capacity of both processing narcotics⁶ like cocaine and heroin, and manufacturing psychotropic substances such as ecstasy and methaqualone," he said.

Mazzitelli adds that although the capacity was there, the United Nations cannot state for certain the chemicals were used to manufacture drugs.

"If processing had taken place, we cannot state it, because no drug was seized with the chemical," he said.

The fact-finding mission occurred after the government of Guinea asked the international community for its support in the investigation⁷. According to the United Nations, several people have since been arrested in relation to the discovery, but Mazzitelli was not sure if they were Guinea citizens or not.

He said the next step is a UN-led mission that aims to dispose safely of the chemicals.

"Some of them, if not properly handled, might pose a serious health-related risk, an environmental-related risk, to the local population. Considering also, that in three out of the four seizures⁸ the chemicals were stocked in human locations," Mazzitelli said.

West African countries such as Guinea have become known as transit⁹ points for drug trade between Latin America and Europe. But Mazzitelli says this first-time finding of chemicals and solvents¹⁰ that can be used to manufacture the drugs is an alarming new discovery.

"What does it mean? It means that certainly this is the growing importance of West Africa on the narcotic⁵ overall worldwide map. Traffickers have already started to think about using West Africa for processing narcotics," he said.

Legislative¹¹ and presidential elections in Guinea are scheduled for later this year. This past December, military ruler Moussa Camara seized power in a coup¹² following the death of long-time president Lansana Conte.

　

1 heroin   

n.海洛因

参考例句：

• Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
• Heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。

2 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

3 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

4 clandestine   

adj.秘密的，暗中从事的

参考例句：

• She is the director of clandestine operations of the CIA.她是中央情报局秘密行动的负责人。
• The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。

5 narcotic   

n.麻醉药，镇静剂；adj.麻醉的，催眠的

参考例句：

• Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
• No medical worker is allowed to prescribe any narcotic drug for herself.医务人员不得为自己开处方使用麻醉药品。

6 narcotics   

n.麻醉药( narcotic的名词复数 )；毒品；毒

参考例句：

• The use of narcotics by teenagers is a problem in many countries. 青少年服用麻醉药在许多国家中都是一个问题。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Police shook down the club, looking for narcotics. 警方彻底搜查了这个俱乐部，寻找麻醉品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

8 seizures   

n.起获( seizure的名词复数 )；没收；充公；起获的赃物

参考例句：

• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year. 今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Other causes of unconsciousness predisposing to aspiration lung abscess are convulsive seizures. 造成吸入性肺脓肿昏迷的其他原因，有惊厥发作。 来自辞典例句

9 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

10 solvents   

溶解的，溶剂

参考例句：

• It is resistant to borohydride reduction in alcoholic solvents. 在醇溶剂中，它不能被硼氢化物还原。
• Strains require special treatments for removal such as spotting with organic solvents. 要清除这些着色物质，需要特殊处理，例如：滴加有机溶剂。

11 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

12 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。