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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,

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

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

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

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

Lögðu hald á rúm 30 kíló amfetamíns í tveimur ferðatöskum

<p>Two people were arrested after customs at Keflavík Airport found just over thirty kilograms of amphetamine in their luggage on Sunday. The individuals have been in custody since then.</p><p>The authorization for pre-trial detention expires tomorrow, but a statement from the Suðurnes Police says that an extension of the detention will be requested.</p><p>The investigation is at an early stage an

Gripin í tollinum með þrjátíu kíló af amfetamíni

The Suðurnes Police are currently working on an extensive investigation concerning the seizure of more than thirty kilograms of amphetamine. The police arrested two people in connection with the investigation of the case, who are now in pre-trial detention.

Bak við lás og slá grunaður um risastórt kókaínsmygl

One person has been remanded in custody for six weeks in connection with a police investigation into the alleged importation of a large quantity of narcotics on Norræna at the end of March. Police are keeping the details of the case closely guarded. The price of cocaine has been rising in recent years.

Sjávarútvegsstjóri ESB í heimsókn og fíkniefni í Norrænu

In the midday news, we report on a press conference by the Minister of Industries with the European Union's Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, who is here in the country on a visit.

Stóra aðgerðin valdi titringi á fíkniefnamarkaði

A major smuggling case on board the Dettifoss is considered capable of having a significant impact on the drug market in this country, according to the police. Just over 14 liters of amphetamine base were seized, and three people are in custody in connection with the case, including two Eimskip employees who have not previously come to the attention of the police.

Áhrif smyglmáls og hugsanleg brot stjórnvalda á alþjóðlegum skuldbindingum

A major smuggling case on board the Dettifoss is considered likely to have a significant impact on the drug market in this country, according to the police. Just over fourteen liters of amphetamine base were seized on board the ship. We speak with an Assistant Chief Superintendent about the case in our news bulletin.

Lögðu hald á um tug lítra fíkniefna

Police seized about ten liters of narcotics in liquid form on board Dettifoss, an Eimskip container ship, on Monday, according to sources of the news desk.

Þarf að skapa þær aðstæður að fólk leiti ekki í eiturlyf til að deyfa sig

<p>Society needs to prevent people from using drugs to numb themselves, says Guðmundur Fylkisson, a police officer for forty years.</p><p>It is necessary to reduce the demand for narcotics and strengthen prevention.</p><p>Guðmundur specializes in the search for missing children and says there is a lack of solutions in the system.</p><p>There was an explosion in cocaine imports last year.</p>The ri

Forvarnir gegn fíkniefnum þurfa að ná til barna

<p>Elías Guðmundsson, director of the Krýsuvík treatment home, wants preventive measures to be undertaken to reduce cocaine addiction. Waiting lists for treatment are constantly getting longer.</p><p>There was an explosion in cocaine imports last year.</p><p>On Kveik yesterday, there was coverage of a sharp increase in the number of people smoking cocaine, which is called crack when it is smoked.<

Eimskip líta smyglið mjög alvarlegum augum

Eimskip's communications director says that the company views the alleged importation of narcotics on board Dettifoss very seriously. Two employees of the company are among the three who are now in custody in connection with the investigation.

Clavicular fluttur á spítala vegna ætlaðrar ofskömmtunar

The controversial influencer Clavicular, who has become famous for “looksmaxx-ing,” was rushed to hospital due to a suspected overdose after his livestream suddenly went dark. Clavicular has spoken openly about his use of illegal substances to improve his appearance.

Stefna í fíkniefnamálum á villigötum?

Kveikur covered the drug problem in Iceland on April 14 as it appears on the street. In recent years, I have taken part in Nordic research collaboration on issues related to drugs and was one of Kveikur’s interviewees. The article touches on a few points that hopefully shed light on the issue.

„Þú gerir ekki mjög mikið annað á meðan þú ert í svona neyslu“

<p>Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir, executive director of the medical division at SÁÁ, has noticed a change in cocaine use in recent years. She estimates that cocaine is now the second most common intoxicant in Iceland after alcohol.</p><p>"There has been a change in recent years in how cocaine is used. People have started smoking cocaine, and we see that up to around 20 percent of those who come in are do

Framseldur til Lettlands vegna fíkniefnabrota

<p>The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a man whom the Latvian authorities suspect of involvement in organized crime will be extradited there.</p><p>The Latvians suspect the man of having conspired with other men to operate an organized criminal group with large-scale drug offenses as its main objective. He is also suspected of money laundering and of having taken part in extortion against a man

Krakkfaraldur í miðju milljarðastríði gegn fíkniefnum

<p>Three women meet in Borgartún in Reykjavík. It is a Tuesday evening in March and it is rather cold outside.</p><p>The women are Svala Jóhannesdóttir, chair of Matthildarsamtökin, and the volunteers Anna Þórhallsdóttir and Guðný Þóra Þórðardóttir. Anna and Guðný Þóra are on their way out to meet the organization’s clients, as it offers harm reduction services for people who smoke drugs</p>

Tveir þeirra handteknu sagðir vera starfsmenn Eimskips

<p>Three people have been remanded in custody for a week in connection with an investigation by the Capital Area Police into a major drug case. According to sources of <a href="https://www.visir.is/g/20262869238d/tveir-hand-teknu-starfs-menn-eimskipa">Sýn's newsroom</a>, two of the three people in custody are employees of Eimskip.</p><p>Harpa Hödd Sigurðardóttir, Executive Director of Human Resour

Framvísaði fölsuðu ökuskírteini frá Úkraínu

<img align="left" alt="In Kópavogur, a foreign national was arrested for possession of narcotics, and proceeds from the sales were seized by the police." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/64/11/1641160A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> The police stopped a driver while driving in Garðabær earlier today. When the driver was asked to present identification, he produced a forged driver's license

Tveir handteknu starfsmenn Eimskipa

Two employees of Eimskip are in custody suspected of involvement in smuggling a substantial quantity of strong narcotics into the country. According to sources of the news desk, the narcotics are in liquid form. A house search was carried out at the home of a third person, who was remanded in custody for one week today.

Aldrei meira kókaín á Íslandi

<p>“There has just been a crack epidemic. It is mainly the obsession with crack, this obsession where you believe that you always need one more, just one more ‘smoke,’ just one more piece,” says an interviewee in the news analysis program Kveik tonight. It will cover the war against drugs in Iceland and the greatly increased use of crack.</p><p>Crack is cocaine that is mixed with

Verulegt magn fíkniefna og hönnunarbolli í vorgjöf

Three people are in custody in connection with a police investigation into the smuggling of a substantial quantity of strong narcotics into the country. We will review what is known in the case in the evening news.

Þrír í gæsluvarðhald vegna gruns um innflutning á verulegu magni fíkniefna

<p>Three people have been remanded in custody for one week in connection with an investigation by the Capital Area Police into a large-scale drug case. The case concerns the importation of a substantial quantity of hard drugs, according to police.</p><p>Six people were arrested in extensive police operations yesterday. Two were remanded in custody yesterday and one today. Three were released from

Sex handteknir og um verulegt magn sterkra efna að ræða

A man in his forties whom the police suspect of large-scale drug smuggling with Dettifoss was last arrested by police in January on suspicion of a serious assault at a Þorrablót festival in Kópavogur. Police carried out a house search at his home in the capital area yesterday and seized numerous items belonging to him. A total of six people were arrested and three are in custody in connection with

Góðkunninginn í vikulangt gæsluvarðhald vegna smygls

One person has been remanded in custody for one week due to the importation of narcotics on an Eimskip container ship.

Í gæsluvarðhaldi grunaður um fíkniefnasmygl með Dettifossi

<p>One person has been remanded in custody for a week on suspicion of attempting to smuggle narcotics into the country on the Dettifoss. Two others were arrested but have been released. This is according to sources of the newsroom.</p><p>The police are refusing to comment on the case. Ævar Pálmi Pálmason, assistant chief superintendent at the Central Investigation Department of the Capital Area Po

Góðkunningjar lögreglu grunaðir í stóru dópmáli

The Capital Area Police’s Central Investigation Department made arrests yesterday in connection with the alleged importation of narcotics into the country. According to news desk sources, police are investigating an importation via an Eimskip container ship and had a presence at the company’s port area during the first part of the day yesterday.

Hafi selt alls konar fíkniefni í gegnum „Kannabis Inc“

Four men have been charged with organized criminal activity and a major drug offense for selling an unspecified quantity of amphetamine, hashish, marijuana, cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine, LSD, Diazepam, mushrooms, candy containing cannabis, and unknown tablets. Stickers labeled "Kannabis Inc" were found in their possession, and they communicated through a chat with the same name on Telegram. One

Faldi fjögur kíló af kannabisefnum í Airfryer-kassa

<p>The District Court of Reykjavik has sentenced a man in his fifties to four months in prison, suspended for two years, for attempted violation of narcotics laws.</p><p>The man was charged with trying to receive just under four and a half kilograms of marijuana that had been concealed in a box that was supposed to contain an Airfryer oven.</p><h3>Police replaced the substances with fake material<

Ók á tæplega tvöföldum leyfilegum hraða

Police were called to an entertainment venue in district three, which serves Kópavogur and Breiðholt, because of an assault. In districts one and two, a total of nine people were arrested on suspicion of drunk driving or driving under the influence of narcotics. Seven drivers were charged with speeding.

„Að mínu mati lýsir þessi dómur ekki réttlæti“

Aníta Rut Harðardóttir, a police officer who was recently convicted for unlawful searches in LÖKE, believes the judgment is not just. “What justice is there in loan sharks and drug dealers being able to threaten the life and limbs of a single person in a vulnerable situation with a young child to support?” she asks.

Fletti upp í LÖKE vegna meintrar fíkniefnaskuldar vandamanns

Aníta Rut Harðardóttir, a police officer, looked up people's names in the police registration system, LÖKE, in order to reach a man who had filed a claim in a family member's online bank account over an alleged old drug debt. She was fined one hundred thousand krónur for the act and must pay just under 900 thousand krónur in legal costs.

Kvenheilsa, læknisfræðilegt kannabis og lýðheilsa — tækifæri fyrir Ísland

Iceland is known for its women leaders and for being a leading nation in the field of gender equality. With strong participation by women in politics and a focused emphasis on equality in healthcare, working life, and family life, the country has set an international example in policymaking that supports women's welfare.

Þrír í fimm ára fangelsi fyrir fíkniefnasmygl

<p>The District Court of Reykjavik sentenced three men to five years in prison last month. They attempted to smuggle nine liters of cocaine base into the country. They hid the substance in two boxes of red wine that were in a Peugeot car that one of them traveled with on Norræna.</p><p>The smuggling was uncovered when Norræna arrived in Seyðisfjörður in November. The police replaced the narcotics

Þrír í fimm ára fangelsi fyrir kókaínsmygl

The District Court of Reykjavik sentenced three foreign men to five years in prison each for importing a large quantity of cocaine hydrochloride into the country. The substances were concealed in a vehicle that arrived in the country on the ferry Norræna in November.

Hafði fengið sér tvo bjóra og „tvær línur“

The District Court of South Iceland has sentenced a man to nine months in prison for driving a vehicle while deprived of his driving licence and unfit to operate it due to the influence of narcotic and addictive substances.

Einn handtekinn vegna kannabisræktunar í nágrenni Ísafjarðar

<p>The Westfjords Police arrested one person after a cannabis cultivation operation was discovered near Ísafjörður yesterday.</p><p>A statement says that police officers noticed a strong smell of cannabis during patrol yesterday. They traced the smell to a nearby house, and when they arrived there it became clear that there was a "fairly substantial" cannabis cultivation operation indoors.</p><p>O

Földu tæp tvö tonn af dópi undir káli

<p>Police officers found a large quantity of drugs in a pickup truck that was stopped on Saturday. 900 kilograms of ketamine and 700 kilograms of methamphetamine were found hidden under cabbage in the bed of the truck.</p><p>The driver said he had agreed to transport the drugs in exchange for payment of 100,000 baht. That is equivalent to just under 400,000 krónur. He now faces a minimum of fiftee

„Fólk sem leitar til Kaffistofunnar er bara að leita sér skjóls og fá sér að borða“

Since its establishment, Kaffistofa Samhjálpar has played an important role in assisting people struggling with poverty, illness, homelessness, and addiction. All year round, everyone who comes there is welco

Harpa reið og sorgmædd: „Kerfið brást þessum föður og hans fjölskyldu“

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="667" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Harpa-Hildiberg-3-1024x683-1.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="1000" /><p>Harpa Hildiberg Böðvarsdóttir, former union representative of Samtaka aðstandenda og fíknisjúkra, says she was filled with deep anger and sorrow when she read the announcement that Kjartan

Kókaínið og önnur eiturlyf vinsælust hjá stuðningsmönnum City

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="667" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1418496769-1024x683.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="1000" /><p>Manchester City had the most drug-related incidents at its matches last year, according to police data in England and Wales. A total of 60 incidents were recorded at Etihad Stadium, whi

Þrír vistaðir í fangaklefa og einn fluttur á bráðamóttöku

A man was taken to the emergency department after he fell down stairs in an apartment building in district 111. Three people were placed in a holding cell on suspicion of the sale and distribution of narcotics in downtown Reykjavik.

Maður handtekinn fyrir eignaspjöll og hótanir

<p>A man was arrested in Kópavogur for damaging people's property and threatening them, according to the police log of the Capital Area Police.</p>Four spent the night in the Capital Area Police detention cells this morning.Ruv.is / Anton Brink<p>In addition to him, three others spent the night in police detention this morning, all suspected of drug sales. No one was injured in a single-vehicle ac

Stafræn útilokun þeirra er glíma við fíkn

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="1024" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/jadon-kelly-Qo_2hhoqC3k-unsplash-768x1024.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="768" /><p>Vulnerable groups in society are exposed to digital exclusion, and this problem is becoming increasingly urgent as the digital revolution advances. Nowadays, it is hardly poss

Myndskeið: Hringdi í Trump á slysstað

Golfer Tiger Woods called U.S. President Donald Trump before he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after a car rollover last week.

45 kíló af kókaíni fundust í sendibíl

<p>Police seized 45 kilograms of cocaine in a van that arrived on Norræna on Friday. This is according to sources of the newsroom. It is the largest quantity of cocaine ever seized in this country. There has previously been an attempt to smuggle 100 kilograms into the country, but the substances were stopped before they reached the country.</p><p>The East Iceland Police reported this morning that

Gripinn með fíkniefni í bíl um borð í Norrænu

A passenger who arrived in the country on the ferry Norræna on Friday was arrested after a considerable quantity of narcotics was found in his car. He was remanded in custody and is being held at Hólmsheiði Prison.

Í tveggja vikna gæsluvarðhald vegna umfangsmikils smygls

<p>Police arrested a man upon the arrival of Norræna in the country on Friday when drugs were found in his car. Police do not disclose how large the quantity was, but say it was substantial.</p><p>The drugs were found during a search by customs officers and police of the man's car. He was arrested and questioned. The following day, police requested that the man be remanded in custody for two weeks

Í meðferð eftir fjárdrátt hjá Viðreisn

The former chairman of Viðreisn’s board in Reykjavík says he has entered treatment at Vogur to address addiction problems. He was reported earlier this month for misappropriating funds from the party’s accounts.

Dópsali í ólöglegri dvöl lét ekki sjá sig

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="559" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Skjamynd-2024-10-29-203505-1024x572.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="1000" /><p>A man who has been staying in the country illegally has been convicted in the District Court of Reykjavik of, among other things, drug dealing and money laundering, but the man did

Í bataferli frá fíkninni

British rising star Lola Young shot to stardom when she released the hit Messy in 2024, and the song became hugely popular around the world. Lola sold out concerts in many places and performed at various music festivals, but had to take a break after losing consciousness on stage.

„Reyni að minna fólk á að það er mikils virði. Hvet það til að halda áfram að reyna og gefast ekki upp“

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="667" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Maria-Albertsdottir-1-1024x683.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="1000" /><p>Since its founding, Kaffistofa Samhjálpar has played an important role in serving people struggling with poverty, illness, homelessness, and addiction. All year round, everyone who seeks

Gestir Kaffistofunnar finna fyrir umhyggju og hlýju

Since its establishment, Kaffistofa Samhjálpar has played an important role in supporting people struggling with poverty, illness, homelessness, and addiction. All year round, everyone who seeks help there is welco

Handtóku brjálaðan mann sem reyndist eftirlýstur og upprættu fíkniefnaframleiðslu

<p>The police arrested an enraged man on Laugavegur last night who turned out to be wanted. This is stated in the police log. Heimir Ríkarðsson, assistant chief superintendent in the Capital Region, says the man was in an altered state and caused a major disturbance when the police arrived at the scene.</p><p>During the arrest, it emerged that he was wanted because it had not been possible to loca

Ræktuðu kannabis í blokkaríbúð

<p>Karl and his wife were yesterday sentenced to five months in prison for cannabis cultivation. The sentence is suspended for two years, but the court confiscated 123 cannabis plants, 370 grams of cannabis stems and 12,590 grams of cannabis leaves, as well as one air filter, five LED light fixtures, one yellow light lamp, four LED light bulbs, four timers, three transformers and one mobile phone.

2,1 tonn af kókaíni fannst í flutningagámi frá Panama

Yesterday, British police seized 2.1 tonnes of cocaine found in a shipping container that was on its way from Panama to the United Kingdom. In a press release from the British National Crime Agency (NCA), it is stated that border officers at London Gateway port found the substances

Burðardýr í tæplega fjögurra ára fangelsi fyrir kókaínsmygl

The Reykjanes District Court sentenced a foreign woman in her thirties to just under four years in prison for importing a large quantity of cocaine and hashish into the country. The substances were concealed in the woman's luggage when she flew to the country.

Tekin með 14 kíló af fíkniefnum á Keflavíkurflugvelli

<p>A woman who tried to smuggle about fourteen kilograms of narcotics into the country was yesterday sentenced to three years and ten months in prison. She agreed to transport the substances for payment. This is an unusually large quantity and therefore carries a heavier sentence than is usual in cases like this.</p><p>When the woman, Carmen Petronelle Rutazibwa, arrived on a flight from Belgium b

Vill opna úrræði fyrir mæður með fíknivanda

<img align="left" alt="“Those I have spoken to say that this will reduce the workload in child and social services and speed up cases moving out of the system,” says Guðfinna." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/9/55/955226A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> A parent education and child-rearing counselor wants to open a treatment home for mothers of children aged 0-5 and pregnant women. The home w

Átta ákærðir vegna kókaínsmygls

<p>The District Prosecutor has charged eight men in their thirties to sixties with a major drug offense and participation in the offense. Two are accused of having been involved in the importation of 2.6 kilograms of cocaine. It was concealed in a man's suitcase on a flight to Iceland from the Netherlands on Thursday, 20 November.</p><p>The next day, the cocaine was collected from a hotel in Reykj