No reports on a drug seizure at Luanda airport in early January 1999; on government agencies involved in investigating and prosecuting drug-related matters; and on the role of civilians employed within these agencies could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please see below the list of sources consulted in researching this Response.

Africa Research Bulletin.

Amnesty International Report 1999.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999. 2000. United States Department of State. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office.

Keesing's Record of World Events. 1998-2000.

LEXIS/NEXIS

Resource Centre. Country File. Angola.

Four oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested subjected.

Search engines including:

Lycos

Google

Mamma

Internet sites including:

All Africa