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Three dead in new American anti-drug attack20 Apr 2026

Tre döda i ny amerikansk narkotikaattack

Three people have been killed in a U.S. attack on a vessel alleged to have been transporting narcotics.

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Nearly pure cocaine in circulation but no fentanyl19 Apr 2026

Nánast hreint kókaín í umferð en ekkert fentanyl

Adam Erik Bauer, a natural scientist and doctoral student, has for two years been researching the amount of opioids, ketamine, and other intoxicants in wastewater with the aim of ensuring the right response and increasing prevention. The latest results show that the cocaine in circulation is almost pure and that a considerable amount of oxycontin is in circulation. He says it is positive, however,

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Said to have used a known trick – Baseless invoices issued in the names of drug users19 Apr 2026

Sagðir hafa beitt þekktri brellu – Tilhæfulausir reikningar gefnir út í nafni fíkniefnaneytenda

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="563" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/peningar-1-1024x576.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="1000" /><p>The District Court of Reykjavik has rejected a request to invalidate the ruling of the Director of Tax Investigations and the confirmation by the National Tax Tribunal of that ruling, which concern

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Arrested with prescription drugs and a weapon at a bar in the eastern part of the city19 Apr 2026

Handtekinn með læknadóp og vopn á bar í austurborginni

<p>A man in his fifties was arrested last night on suspicion of selling prescription drugs and narcotics, in addition to violating weapons laws. Lögreglan á höfuðborgarsvæðinu arrested the man at a bar in eastern Reykjavík. The man had a considerable quantity of prescription medications and narcotics in his possession.</p><p>Chief Superintendent Unnar Már Ástþórsson said the exact quantity of the

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Fight and assault in nightclub queue • Several cases of drug offenses19 Apr 2026

Bråk och misshandel i krogkö • Flera fall av narkotikabrott

There were several cases of drug offenses during Saturday night, both in the form of personal use and drug-impaired driving, as well as several cases of assault.

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In this field, Finland is a pioneer: Keen noses protect against damage worth millions of euros19 Apr 2026

Tässä lajissa Suomi on edelläkävijä: Tarkat nenät suojelevat miljoonien eurojen tuhoilta

Drug detection dogs and mold detection dogs are familiar to everyone, but in Finland there are also scent dogs trained for more specialized tasks.

Yle UutisetFIdrug crime
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"The ban has failed. It is time to legalize cannabis."19 Apr 2026

”Förbudet har misslyckats. Det är dags att legalisera cannabis.”

Legalizing the use, possession, and sale of cannabis is a central part of the fight against gang crime, writes Oskar Johansson Milesson, district chair of LUF, Liberala ungdomsförbundet, in Skåne.

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The New York Times article | New synthetic drugs are now being developed at a deadly pace – even paper can become life-threatening in an instant19 Apr 2026

The New York Times -artikkeli | Uusia synteettisiä huumeita kehitetään nyt tappavalla tahdilla – jopa paperista voi tulla hetkessä hengenvaarallista

Etelä-Suomen SanomatFIdrug crime
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The New York Times article | New synthetic drugs are now being developed at a deadly pace – even paper can become life-threatening in an instant19 Apr 2026

The New York Times -artikkeli | Uusia synteettisiä huumeita kehitetään nyt tappavalla tahdilla – jopa paperista voi tulla hetkessä hengenvaarallista

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The New York Times article | New synthetic drugs are now being developed at a deadly pace – even paper can become life-threatening in an instant19 Apr 2026

The New York Times -artikkeli | Uusia synteettisiä huumeita kehitetään nyt tappavalla tahdilla – jopa paperista voi tulla hetkessä hengenvaarallista

Savon SanomatFIdrug crime
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The New York Times article | New synthetic drugs are now being developed at a deadly pace – even paper can become life-threatening in an instant19 Apr 2026

The New York Times -artikkeli | Uusia synteettisiä huumeita kehitetään nyt tappavalla tahdilla – jopa paperista voi tulla hetkessä hengenvaarallista

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Machado very pleased to have awarded Trump the peace prize18 Apr 2026

Machado hæstánægð með að hafa gefið Trump friðarverðlaunin

<p>Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado says she does not regret at all giving U.S. President Donald Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, which she was honored with last year.</p><p>Machado says Trump risked the lives of his citizens for the sake of Venezuela’s freedom with a military operation in which the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, was arrested. He is in custody in the United Stat

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A student from Jyväskylä was drugged in a restaurant – "From this point on, I have no memory of what happened"18 Apr 2026

Jyväskyläläisopiskelija joutui huumatuksi ravintolassa – "Tästä eteenpäin minulla ei ole muistikuvia"

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Rapper identified as leader of the new Norrland gang18 Apr 2026

Rappare pekas ut som ledare i nya Norrlandsgänget

PLUS The Dalen network has become involved in a conflict over the drug market in Skellefteå.

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New gang in Skellefteå – the leader charged18 Apr 2026

Nytt gäng i Skellefteå – ledaren åtalad

A new gang is challenging the Dalennätverket for control of the drug market in Skellefteå. They call themselves MTF.

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A sawed-open door led police to a cannabis cultivation site in Kortepohja, Jyväskylä18 Apr 2026

Sahattu ovi johti poliisin kannabisviljelmälle Jyväskylän Kortepohjassa

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The downside of the boom: "I screamed for hours"18 Apr 2026

Baksidan av boomen: ”Jag skrek i timmar”

<p>On Swedish-organized retreat trips to the Netherlands, Swedes try narcotic-classified truffles as an alternative to medication and therapy. For Gunilla, the experience became a nightmare. "I screamed for hours, it felt like," she says in a new podcast series.</p>

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Hockey legend Marko Tuomainen reveals he is addicted to substances – one moment in his career sent him into a dark downward spiral18 Apr 2026

Kiekkolegenda Marko Tuomainen paljastaa olevansa päihderiippuvainen – yksi hetki uralla ajoi synkkään alamäkeen

The end of his playing career was supposed to be a new beginning, but things turned out differently. Just as Marko Tuomainen had hung up his skates, life took a horrifying turn. Now he is finally ready to talk about what happened 15 years ago. Until now, he has remained silent: "I was ashamed."

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Young people from Jyväskylä developed a drink cover against spiking – they may appear in bars as early as May Day18 Apr 2026

Jyväskyläläiset nuoret kehittelivät juomasuojan huumaamisia vastaan – saattavat ilmestyä baareihin jo vapuksi

KeskisuomalainenFIdrug crime
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Suspected mafia boss arrested in Dubai18 Apr 2026

Epäilty mafiapomo pidätetty Dubaissa

The High Court in Dublin has previously identified him as the leader of the Kinahan drug cartel.

Ilta-SanomatFIdrug crime
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Responded to 200 graduating students: — Had no control18 Apr 2026

Rykket ut til 200 russ: — Hadde ikke kontroll

POLICE LOG: The fine weather drew people outside, and party-related disturbances and bad behavior marked the night into Saturday. Several people were removed from nightlife venues in Trøndelag.

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From a child in a drug-addicted family to a sober adult – Pessi’s story is still unfinished18 Apr 2026

Narkkariperheen lapsesta päihteettömäksi aikuiseksi – Pessin tarina on yhä kesken

Kindness provided a mask behind which it was easy to hide aggression. Pessi Isoniemi managed to quit amphetamine, but another addiction, gambling, is a means of survival for him.

Hämeen SanomatFIdrug crime
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– I have never tried heroin, but I can imagine that it feels like that18 Apr 2026

– Jeg har aldri prøvd heroin, men jeg kan se for meg at det er en sånn følelse

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The mafia boss arrested in Dubai17 Apr 2026

Maffiabossen gripen i Dubai

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/12/1c/121c95858ef747da9bffa2911851285c/16x9/265@70.png" /><p>The internationally wanted mafia boss Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai after several years on the run.</p><p>The Kinahan family is one of the world's largest criminal networks, which is said to control cocaine smuggling to Europe, among other things, according to <a href="https://ww

ExpressenSEdrug crime
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Says the authorities have fallen asleep at the wheel in preventive work17 Apr 2026

Segir stjórnvöld hafa sofnað á verðinum í forvarnarstarfi

<p>The authorities have dropped the ball on drug prevention, says Árni Einarsson, an educationalist and specialist in pedagogy.</p><p>Árni founded the Drug Education Center in 1993 and is now managing director of Education and Prevention, an association of people interested in prevention and health promotion.</p><p>Kveik reported on the surge in cocaine imports that occurred last year. Record quan

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