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Socialtjänstchef tog kokain – ansvar för missbrukare

<img src="https://static.bonniernews.se/images/62/31/62319579c1ea4654a9c1ae21d7fafc7d/16x9/265@70.jpg" /><p>A manager in Stockholm's social services was arrested in January 2024 after taking cocaine at a nightclub, reports <a href="https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/kommunchef-tog-kokain-pa-nattklubb-ansvarar-for-missbrukare">P4 Stockholm</a>.</p><p>It was not the first time he was caught for ta

Kommunchef tog kokain – ansvarar för missbrukare

A manager within social services in Stockholm was arrested with cocaine in his system at a nightclub, reports P4 Stockholm.

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

Kannabislääkkeet hämmentävät: Helsingissä HUS ei näe niissä juuri mitään hyvää, Turku tarkkailee tiiviisti Tanskaa

Cannabis-based medicines divide experts. There is disagreement about their effectiveness, harms and necessity — as well as about whether the topic should even be discussed.

Fikk brev: – Vi skal drepe deg brutalt

After a night out, her living room window was smashed. A threatening letter was left in the mailbox. Two women of the same age claim they themselves were threatened into doing what they are charged with.

Fyraåriga dottern hittade knark på förskolan – och smakade: ”Det är sjukt”

The four-year-old found drugs in the preschool yard. She then tasted them and had to go to the hospital for drug testing.

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

Här är platserna där narkotika säljs öppet i Stockholm

The number of places where narcotics are openly sold and used in the Stockholm area continues to decline. In 2025, the number of open drug scenes was 43 – this year the figure has fallen to 34. According to the police, sales have instead moved online. “The big gain here is that we are reclaiming the public space,” says Tobias Bergkvist, deputy regional police chief in Stockholm.

Attack mot påstådda knarksmugglare

Attack mot påstådda knarksmugglare

The U.S. military on Tuesday carried out an attack on yet another vessel suspected of smuggling narcotics in…

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

Fem döms efter jättehärva med 1,5 ton kokain i Skåne

Moved from Helsingborg to Malmö

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

Kolumbia ryhtyy koviin toimiin ”kokaiinivirtahepoja” vastaan

Hippos are a major nuisance in Colombia.

Ska ha kört mordmisstänkt 16-åring – jobbade åt Örebro kommun trots tidigare dom

One of the defendants in the investigation into the murder at the Örebro mosque in August last year worked as a temporary substitute within Örebro Municipality despite having previously been convicted of aggravated money laundering and drug offenses, which P4 Örebro was first to report. “We have followed the procedures and do not know how this could have happened,” says Veronica Fransson, head of

Huumeparoni Pablo Escobarin virtahevoille kuolemantuomio Kolumbiassa

Colombia is the only country outside Africa with a wild hippopotamus population.

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

Tällaista on kodittoman Tompan elämä kadulla: ”Olen narkannut pääni siihen kuntoon”

The number of homeless people doubled in Kotka last year. Tomppa is one of Kotka’s 80 homeless people who has not been able to get housing despite repeated attempts.

Rykket til barnehage i Sarpsborg: Mistenkte at barn hadde spist narkotika

Major resources were sent to a kindergarten in Sarpsborg after a report that children had eaten narcotics. It turned out to probably be candy.

Pyynikintorin väki keksi uuden keinon lisätä turvallisuutta alueella – Kaikille avoimet tilaisuudet, ensimmäinen vieras on Jaakko Ryhänen

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.

Höganäsare skyller haschpåverkan på passiv rökning

When the police stopped a man from Höganäs in his 30s, he was under the influence of hashish. In addition, he threw away a bag of cocaine. He has now received his sentence.

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

29-årig fældet for narkotika: Sådan blev chatbeskeder afgørende bevis

USA: Två döda i attack mot knarkbåt

USA: Två döda i attack mot knarkbåt

The U.S. military says it has killed two people in an attack on a boat accused of being involved in drug trafficking.

Tatt etter hemmelig narkoaksjon: Ventet på kokain-last verdt 50 millioner

Five Danes drove from port to port in Eastern Norway to collect 50 kilos of cocaine smuggled in from South America, according to Kripos.

IlPo: Nuorisovalmentaja vangittiin huumausainerikoksesta epäiltynä – ”Tilanne on hyvin dramaattinen”

The association's board will convene immediately.

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<

Benjamin, 10, fick knark-sms – från ”Tomten”: ”Det var läskigt”

Ten-year-old Benjamin in Jönköping received several text messages claiming to be from “Santa” — but which were actually about drug sales. P4 Jönköping was first to report this. The first message said that you could buy “clean, dirty, green, brown” at different price levels, together with a phone number. “Then my husband reacted and reported it to the police,” says Benjamin’s mother.

Oma Hämeelle 201 000 euroa valtionavustusta nuorten päihdehaittojen vähentämiseen

The objective of the Teho II project is to reduce drug-related deaths and develop effective services.

Huumeaalto uhkaa – poliisiylijohtajaa varoitettu

Swedish and other foreign criminal networks are actively seeking to enter Finland’s drug market, says National Police Commissioner Ilkka Koskimäki in the Asiastudio podcast.

Påverkad fortkörning vid sjukhuset

After a car trip past USÖ, a man is now suspected of several crimes. He is alleged to have been speeding and driving under the influence of drugs.

Poliisiautoissa kuollut useita kiinniotettuja – Oikeusvaltuutettu huolestui

Britney Spears hakeutui päihdekuntoutukseen

Spears became known for her hits, such as Baby One More Time, in the late 1990s.

Utpekad kokaintjuv frias i rekordsmuggling

A smashed patio door, a crowbar on the living room floor and black bags numbered with white pen. The remnants of a crashed cocaine deal worth more than one billion. Now five people are being sentenced after the raid on Farborets väg in Malmö last year. But one suspected thief among accomplices is acquitted completely.

Nordmenn blant de dømte i stor kokainsak i Sverige

Five men, three of them Norwegian, have been convicted of aggravated drug offenses after smuggling cocaine into Sweden.