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Sentences | 22-year-old men acquired six kilograms of marijuana and sold it for 75,000 euros – the District Court sentenced them to suspended imprisonment10 Apr 2026

Tuomiot | 22-vuotiaat miehet hankkivat kuusi kiloa marihuanaa ja myivät sitä 75 000 eurolla – käräjäoikeus tuomitsi ehdolliseen vankeuteen

The North Savo District Court issued its judgment in a drug case in which five people were charged.

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Tested positive for cocaine - chairman must pay 125,00010 Apr 2026

Testet positivt for kokain - styreleder må ut med 125.000

The man in his 30s tested positive for cocaine and other narcotic substances after drug-impaired driving in Grenland. He has now been convicted.

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"In my opinion, this judgment does not reflect justice"10 Apr 2026

„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.

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Vanopslagh: What she has done is worse10 Apr 2026

Vanopslagh: Det, hun har gjort, er værre

Alex Vanopslagh maintains that the case involving his now former party colleague, Cecilie Liv Hansen, is far more serious than his own case involving cocaine.

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Shot up in LÖKE over an alleged drug debt of a relative10 Apr 2026

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.

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The female-dominated drug network10 Apr 2026

Det kvinnodominerade knarknätverket

The tactical unit raids a suspected drug stash in an apartment in Rosengård. It ends in tragedy. A man is arrested – but a 19-year-old woman flees onto the balcony and shortly afterward falls to her death from the fourth floor. Left in the apartment are firearms and drugs worth millions. The network that is then uncovered leads to a gang in which a large share of the members are young women.

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Charged: Norwegian drug network linked to "Jordgubben"10 Apr 2026

Tiltalt: Norsk narkonettverk knyttes til «Jordgubben»

The Norwegian network turned over millions of kroner, planned to rob a drug stash house, and was in direct contact with the Rumba network, police believe.

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Ecuador doubles tariffs on Colombian goods to 100 percent10 Apr 2026

Ecuador fordobler told på colombianske varer til 100 procent

Ecuador believes that Colombia is not doing enough to combat drug trafficking and is introducing new tariffs from May 1.

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Tradesman suspected of possessing drugs worth 37 million9 Apr 2026

Hantverkare misstänks ha haft knark värt 37 miljoner

Found in the villa outside Gothenburg

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Smuggled 30 kilos of cannabis in on board9 Apr 2026

Smugglade in 30 kilo cannabis i bord

Five people are convicted of aggravated drug smuggling after a package from the United States was found to contain more than 30 kilograms of cannabis.

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Yle’s Janne Körkkö won Press Photo of the Year, showing the everyday life of a drug user – see the award-winning photos here9 Apr 2026

Ylen Janne Körkkö otti Vuoden lehtikuvan, jossa näkyy huumeidenkäyttäjän arki – katso palkittuja kuvia tästä

Mikko Suutarinen took a historic fourth consecutive victory. The winners of the 2025 photojournalism competition were awarded today.

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Tried to flee with a fake passport in Haparanda – had three kilos of cocaine in socks9 Apr 2026

Försökte fly med falskt pass i Haparanda – hade tre kilo kokain i strumpor

A 46-year-old man from Turkey with a fake French passport tried to flee customs in Haparanda. When he was arrested after a wild chase, nearly three kilos of cocaine wrapped in socks were found. The man is now being prosecuted for aggravated drug trafficking. “To my knowledge, it is the largest cocaine seizure in Norrbotten,” says prosecutor Jonas Fjellström.

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Police seized more than five kilograms of cocaine in the Helsinki metropolitan area9 Apr 2026

Poliisi takavarikoi yli viisi kiloa kokaiinia pääkaupunkiseudulla

NEP is a substance similar to alpha-PVP in its manner of use and effects.

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Three remanded in custody in case involving 150 kilos of amphetamine9 Apr 2026

Tre varetægtsfængslet i sag om 150 kilo amfetamin

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Transport director sentenced to 13 years in prison for attempted drug smuggling9 Apr 2026

Transportdirektør idømmes 13 års fængsel for forsøg på narkosmugling

The Court in Odense has found it proven that a 25-year-old had planned to smuggle narcotics from the Netherlands to Denmark

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Five people are convicted of cannabis smuggling in Bord9 Apr 2026

Fem personer döms för cannabissmuggling i bord

Five people are sentenced to prison for involvement in the smuggling of a total of 32.8 kilos of cannabis hidden in two tables imported from the USA. The sentences range from two to six years in prison. A business owner from Jönköping is also sentenced to a five-year ban on conducting business.

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Women's health, medical cannabis and public health — opportunities for Iceland9 Apr 2026

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.

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Three sentenced to five years in prison for drug smuggling9 Apr 2026

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

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Three sentenced to five years in prison for cocaine smuggling9 Apr 2026

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.

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55-year-old drove drunk again – police seized the moped9 Apr 2026

55-åring körde rattfull igen – polisen tog mopeden

After driving a moped under the influence of cannabis, a resident of Högsby is now on trial for aggravated unlicensed driving and drunk driving. The man has a long history of similar offenses.

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Man convicted in case involving half a million opioids in North Jutland9 Apr 2026

Mand dømt i sag om en halv million opioider i Nordjylland

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United States | Hollywood’s “ketamine queen” received a prison sentence for her involvement in Matthew Perry’s death9 Apr 2026

Yhdysvallat | Hollywoodin ”ketamiinikuningatar” sai vankilatuomion osallisuudestaan Matthew Perryn kuolemaan

Jasveen Sangha, who ran a drug trafficking operation in Hollywood, has been in custody since 2024.

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“Ketamine queen” sentenced to years in prison – behind Matthew Perry’s death8 Apr 2026

”Ketamiini-kuningatar” vuosiksi vankilaan – taustalla Matthew Perryn kuolema

The prosecutor described the woman's home as a "department store for drugs."

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Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison8 Apr 2026

Kvinne får 15 års fengsel

The "Friends" star died of an overdose in 2023. Now drug dealer Jasveen Sangha has been convicted.

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Drug dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison: involved in the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry8 Apr 2026

Huumekauppiaalle 15 vuotta vankeutta: osallinen Frendit-näyttelijä Matthew Perryn kuolemaan

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Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for Matthew Perry overdose8 Apr 2026

Kvinne dømt til 15 års fengsel for Matthew Perry-overdose

The woman who pleaded guilty to supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine before he died has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Perry died due to the "acute effects of ketamine" and subsequent drowning, according to the autopsy report. He was found dead in his own home on October 28, 2023. (NTB/NRK)

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The “Ketamine Queen” sentenced to prison after Matthew Perry’s death8 Apr 2026

«Ketamindronningen» dømt til fengsel etter Matthew Perrys død

The woman who supplied “Friends” star Matthew Perry with ketamine before he died has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

AftenpostenNOpublic health
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Woman sentenced to 15 years in prison after Matthew Perry's death8 Apr 2026

Kvinne dømt til 15 års fengsel etter Matthew Perrys død

The woman who supplied “Friends” star Matthew Perry with ketamine before he died has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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Long prison sentences for drug deals from Klippangård8 Apr 2026

Långa fängelsestraff för knarkaffärer från Klippangård

Four men and two women have been sentenced to prison for involvement in a case in which narcotics worth millions were distributed from a farm outside Klippan.

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A woman from Pirkanmaa ran a “Christian association” for a year – the truth was revealed from behind the false bottom of tin cans8 Apr 2026

Pirkanmaalainen nainen pyöritti vuoden ”kristillistä yhdistystä” – totuus paljastui säilykepurkkien salapohjan takaa

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From prison officer to suspect in major drug case8 Apr 2026

Från kriminalvårdare till misstänkt i stor knarkhärva

After secret wiretapping and surveillance, the police raided an industrial premises in Nykvarn. There, a former prison officer was arrested with about 230 kilos of amphetamine. See images from inside the warehouse in the video above.

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Had had two beers and “two lines”8 Apr 2026

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.

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Troublemaking Höganäs resident brought hashish with him to the store8 Apr 2026

Bråkig höganäsare tog hasch med sig till affären

A man from Höganäs in his 30s got into a fight with another man outside Ica Kvantum. He has now been sentenced to just over a month in prison.

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"If you suspect you have been drugged" – warning message from student associations at the University of Jyväskylä to May Day revelers8 Apr 2026

"Jos epäilet joutuneesi huumatuksi" – Jyväskylän yliopiston ainejärjestöiltä varoitusviesti vappua viettäville

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Stopped with drugs in the bag – sentenced to prison8 Apr 2026

Stoppades med knark i påsen – döms till fängelse

The man found a bag of narcotics by a bus shelter. The intention was to hand it over to the staff at the bus station. An after-the-fact construction, says the district court, which is now sentencing the man to more than 1 year in prison for a narcotics offense.

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Drugs were thrown from the car window; a safe was found on the back seat8 Apr 2026

Auton ikkunasta heiteltiin huumeita, takapenkiltä löytyi kassakaappi

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Police seized drugs from outdoor caches in the Helsinki metropolitan area8 Apr 2026

Poliisi takavarikoi huumeita maastokätköistä pääkaupunkiseudulla

The main suspect in the criminal case is of Estonian origin.

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Drugs | A person of Estonian background is suspected of smuggling dozens of kilograms of alpha-PVP into Finland8 Apr 2026

Huumeet | Virolaistaustaisen epäillään salakuljettaneen kymmeniä kiloja alfa-pvp:tä Suomeen

The suspect was caught upon arriving at the drug stash to look for drugs that had already been seized by the police.

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Lukijan Sanomat | Seeking access to substance abuse services is difficult8 Apr 2026

Lukijan Sanomat | Päihdepalveluihin hakeutuminen on työn takana

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Arrested with cocaine in the forest in Karlstad – convicted for cannabis possession8 Apr 2026

Greps med kokain i skogen i Karlstad – döms för cannabisinnehav

The police formed suspicions about a married couple who were seen coming out of a small wooded area in Karlstad. In the wooded area, cannabis resin and cocaine were found, and in the couple’s home...

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First major opioid case after sentencing increase ends with eight years in prison7 Apr 2026

Første store opioidsag efter strafskærpelse ender med otte års fængsel

In 2025, penalties for opioids were tightened, and on Tuesday the first major smuggling case since then was decided.

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The Swede arrested in Morocco is identified as the "mastermind"7 Apr 2026

Gripne svensken i Marocko pekas ut som ”uppdragsgivare”

The Swede who has been arrested in Morocco belonged to the dissolved biker gang Satudarah, according to information obtained by DN. He is accused of being behind extensive drug smuggling. “He is suspected of having acted as the principal,” prosecutor Ester Lilja says.

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Gave a 13-year-old drugs and raped her7 Apr 2026

Gav 13-åring knark och våldtog henne

Found at Gothenburg Central Station

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Long prison sentences after a raid in Malmö in which a woman died7 Apr 2026

Långa fängelsestraff efter tillslag i Malmö där kvinna dog

The tactical unit used distraction grenades when they raided an apartment on Ramels väg. A woman jumped from the balcony and died. In the three-room apartment, there were four firearms and drugs worth millions. Several people are now being sentenced.

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Woman convicted after “faith selling”7 Apr 2026

Kvinna döms efter ”trosförsäljning”

Linked to a drug case in Malmö

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Eight years in prison for smuggling a large quantity of opioids7 Apr 2026

Otte års fængsel for indsmugling af stor mængde opioider

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An unknown person stabbed another person in Santalahti, Tampere, on Friday.7 Apr 2026

Tuntematon henkilö löi teräaseella toista Tampereen Santalahdessa perjantaina

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One person arrested for cannabis cultivation near Ísafjörður7 Apr 2026

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

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Nearly two tons of drugs were hidden under cabbage7 Apr 2026

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

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Helsinki’s substance abuse chief: Drug consumption rooms should definitely be tried — this is the benefit they would bring7 Apr 2026

Helsingin päihdepomo: Huumeiden käyttöhuoneita pitäisi ehdottomasti kokeilla – tätä hyötyä niistä olisi

Visible drug use in public places in Helsinki is causing concern. However, supervised consumption rooms have not been able to be piloted.

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