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Falsað Xanax í umferð inniheldur sterkt dýralækningalyf

[no->en] <p>Starfshópur heilbrigðisráðuneytisins, um samræmingu gagna og snemmbúnar viðvaranir við fíkniefnafaraldri, <a href="https://www.stjornarradid.is/library/03-Verkefni/Lif-og-heilsa/oldrunarmal/Ofskommtun.is---vidvaranir/130526%20GUL%20VI%c3%90V%c3%96RUN%20falsa%c3%b0%20Xanax%20%c

Móðir ákærð eftir að ungar dætur hennar drukknuðu í kókaínvímu – Amman fann stúlkurnar í sundlauginni

[no->en] <img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="395" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/laura.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="600" /><p>Móðir í Texas hefur verið ákærð eftir að tvær barnungar dætur hennar drukknuðu í sundlaug. D

Gripinn – bylmingshögg á Foxtrot

[no->en] <img align="left" alt="Mohamed „Moewgli“ Mohdhi, rappari og nýbakaður næstráðandi Foxtrot-undirheimaveldisins í Svíþjóð, hefur verið handtekinn í Túnis. Fáist hann framseldur bíður hans ákæra í tugum liða í Svíþjóð fyrir fjölda stórfelldra ofbeldis- og fíkniefnabrota, þar með tal

Aðstandendur „Kannabis Inc“ dæmdir í fangelsi

[no->en] Fjórir karlmenn hafa verið dæmdir fyrir skipulagða brotastarfsemi og stórfellt fíkniefnalagabrot með því að hafa selt ótilgreint magn af amfetamíni, hassi, maríhúana, kókaíni, MDMA, metamfetamíni, LSD, Diazepam, sveppum, nammi sem innihélt kannabis og óþekktum töflum. Í fórum þei

Skaut tvo til bana og særði sex með Kalishnikov-riffli

[no->en] Minnst tveir eru látnir og sex særðir eftir að maður hóf skothríð úr Kalashnikov-riffli í Nice í Frakklandi í dag. Árásin er talin tengjast uppgjöri í undirheimum borgarinnar og innflutningi fíkniefna en nokkrar skotárásir hafa verið gerðar í borginni á undanförnum dögum.

Handtóku mann fyrir ölvunarakstur og uppgötvuðu snyrtistofu heima hjá honum

[no->en] <p>Maður var í síðustu viku handtekinn grunaður um að aka undir áhrifum og vörslu á talsverðu magni fíkniefna.</p><p>Í dagbók lögreglu kom fram að athugasemd hefði verið gerð við rekstur snyrtistofu sem virtist ekki starfa samkvæmt lögum um slíkan rekstur og að það hefði verið af

Fjórir sakfelldir fyrir skipulagða glæpastarfsemi og fíkniefnabrot

[no->en] <p>Fjórir karlmenn á fertugsaldri voru í dag dæmdir í 20 mánaða upp í fjögurra og hálfs árs fangelsi fyrir skipulagða brotastarfsemi og stórfellt fíkniefnalagabrot. Samanlögð refsing nemur rúmlega ellefu árum bak við lás og slá.</p><p>Árni Khanh Minh Dao var dæmdur til fjögurra á

Stærsta haldlagning á rafmynt í sögu Svíþjóðar

[sv->en] Sænsk yfirvöld lögðu hald á jafnvirði tæpra 1,7 milljarða íslenskra króna af rafmynt þegar lögregla stöðvaði starfsemi netverslunar með fíkniefni. Aldrei áður hefur verið lagt hald á svo mikil verðmæti í sýndareignum í Svíþjóð.

11 tonn af kókaíni fundust í aðgerð Europol

<p>Europol, together with the Spanish authorities, has stopped drug trafficking along a known smuggling route across the Atlantic. The authorities intercepted eight vessels and seized eleven tonnes of cocaine and 8.5 tonnes of hashish in the operation, which lasted two weeks in April. 54 people were arrested.</p><p>The operation is part of Europol's investigation into an increasingly common method

Tveggja ára fangelsi fyrir smygl á amfetamínbasa

<p>The Reykjanes District Court yesterday sentenced Mateusz Andrzej Korczakowski to two years in prison for a major drug offense. He was caught attempting to smuggle amphetamine base into the country upon arrival from Portugal on 13 March.</p><p>Korczakowski had 2,000 ml of amphetamine base, with a 60% concentration, on him. The substance was concealed in two bottles in his luggage.</p><p>The man

Fundu 30 tonn af kókaíni við Kanaríeyjar

<img align="left" alt="The Spanish coast guard stopped the ship on May 1. File photo. [Credit: AFP]" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/28/7/1280709A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> The amount is estimated at around 117 billion Icelandic krónur.

„Mig langaði bara að deyja alla daga“

The musician Kolfreyja Sól Bogadóttir, better known as Alaska1867, says she began showing addictive behavior at the age of twelve and started drinking at sixteen. She says the root of her addiction was self-hatred, and she used candy, alcohol, and stronger substances as a pacifier.

Jöfnuður mælist ekki í orðum – heldur í því hvernig við mætum fólki

I work every day with people who have fallen through the cracks of the system. People who have struggled with addiction, trauma, and fragmented services, where the support measures do not communicate with each other and no one takes responsibility for the process as a whole.

Segja Evrópu „útungunarstöð“ hryðjuverkaógnarinnar

The authorities in the United States have issued a new counterterrorism plan, in which criminal organizations that profit from narcotics are at the forefront. However, attention is also directed at "violent far-left extremists" and Europe's open borders.

Rekstur snyrtistofu til rannsóknar hjá lögreglu

The police in the Capital Area intervened in the operation of a beauty salon during the evening or night shift yesterday, as the business did not appear to meet the required conditions. The case appears to be connected to another case that arose, in which a man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of narcotics, possession of narcotics, money laundering, and more.

Munir Matthews Perrys fara á uppboð

<img align="left" alt="Matthew Perry died in October 2023. [Credit: AFP]" src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/50/96/1509685A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> The proceeds will go to the actor's charitable organizations that work against prejudice toward people with addiction disorders.

„En það er auðvitað engin ein lausn við fíkniefnavandanum“

<p>The Minister of Health says there are currently no plans to change the narcotics legislation. She says prevention and a broad approach are necessary to address the drug problem.</p><h3>No plans to change the narcotics legislation</h3><p>In the news analysis program <a href="https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2026-04-14-krakkfaraldur-i-midju-milljardastridi-gegn-fikniefnum-472642">Kveikur</a></p

Kona á sjötugsaldri lenti á sjúkrahúsi með 125 pakkningar innvortis

A Portuguese woman in her seventies who tried to smuggle drugs internally into the country had to undergo emergency surgery and is now at Landspítalinn. Cases involving drug mules have increased significantly, according to the police. On average, nearly twenty people are in pre-trial detention for such offenses in Suðurnes.

Burðardýr í bráðaaðgerð og hindranir í samstarfi

A Portuguese woman in her seventies, who tried to smuggle drugs into the country internally, had to undergo emergency surgery and is now hospitalized at Landspítalinn. In the evening news, police will be interviewed and say that cases involving drug mules have increased significantly. On average, nearly twenty people are in pre-trial detention for such offenses in Suðurnes.

Þarf að sæta gæsluvarðhaldi vegna gruns um ævintýralegan fjölda brota eftir tvö ár af nær óslitinni brotahrinu

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="667" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/landsrettur.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="1000" /><p>A man has been ordered held in custody until 26 May due to continuous criminal activity over a period of about two years. The ruling indicates that the man is struggling with serious alcohol and substance

Lífið hefur verið rússíbani

<p>Heiðar Ingi was a guest of Hulda Geirsdóttir on the program Fyrst á fætur and spoke about his life, which he says has been a roller coaster. At a young age he hit rock bottom in his struggle with addiction and was subsequently wrongly diagnosed with a mental illness, for which he conscientiously took medication for decades. The truth came to light when the medication had simply started to harm

Engar handtökur í samkvæmi Hells Angels

<p>No one was arrested when police monitored a gathering at the Hells Angels clubhouse in Auðbrekka in Kópavogur from before six o’clock yesterday. According to information from the Capital Area Police, they maintained preparedness until about one o’clock last night.</p><p>Streets by the clubhouse were closed, everyone who arrived was asked for identification and searched. A bladed weapon was foun

Lögðu hald á eggvopn og fíkniefni en handtóku engan

No one was arrested during monitoring by the Capital Area Police at a Hell’s Angels gathering in Auðbrekka in Kópavogur yesterday. Police seized one bladed weapon and suspected narcotics. The police operation lasted about six hours.

Ákærður fyrir að eitra fyrir samstarfsfélaga með kannabis

A man in his sixties has been charged with an endangerment offense for giving his co-worker at the fish farming station in Þverá in Vatnsfjörður in Vesturbyggð a cake containing an unspecified amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active substance in cannabis.

Stefni í sömu átt og Svíþjóð

The increased importation of narcotics via Norræna is causing considerable concern. The police say the cases are linked to organized crime and that action must be taken before the situation worsens.