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Mexico | The leader of the drug war became a sex symbol4 May 2026

Meksiko | Huumesodan johtajasta tuli seksisymboli

Omar García Harfuch, who survived an assassination attempt, has become the object of unusually strong admiration.

Helsingin SanomatFIdrug crime
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Former manager at SUS convicted of drug theft4 May 2026

Tidigare chef på SUS döms för narkotikastöld

A former manager within healthcare in Malmö is convicted of theft of narcotics-classified…

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Court of Appeal reduced the sentences in "case Beta" – a woman from Vesilahti still sentenced to more than 11 years in prison4 May 2026

Hovioikeus lievensi ”case Betan” tuomioita – vesilahtelaiselle naiselle silti yli 11 vuotta vankeutta

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The District Court of Lapland sentenced the Rovaniemi swordsman to nearly five and a half years in prison.4 May 2026

Lapin käräjäoikeus tuomitsi Rovaniemen miekkamiehen lähes viiden ja puolen vuoden vankeuteen

A man who struck another man with a samurai sword in Rovaniemi was sentenced to prison for attempted manslaughter. The incident occurred in March in front of a restaurant.

Yle UutisetFIdrug crime
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Man in his twenties sentenced to more than two years in prison for child rape in Kemi – became acquainted with his victim on Snapchat4 May 2026

Parikymppiselle miehelle yli kaksi vuotta vankeutta lapsenraiskauksesta Kemissä – tutustui uhriinsa Snapchatissa

The 22-year-old man and the 14-year-old victim discussed, among other things, sexual acts and drug use.

Yle UutisetFIdrug crime
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Police forced to block car – man convicted of multiple offenses4 May 2026

Polisen tvingades blockera bil – man döms för flera brott

A 42-year-old man from Båstad has been convicted after being pursued and stopped by police in Ängelholm. The man was under the influence of drugs, had a knife in the car, and tried to evade the police.

Helsingborgs DagbladSEdrug crime
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Drug-impaired driver ran a red light and crashed in Seppälä, Jyväskylä – prison sentence and a bill of more than 17,000 euros4 May 2026

Huumekuski ajoi päin punaisia ja kolaroi Jyväskylän Seppälässä – vankilatuomio ja yli 17 tonnin lasku

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Mysterious GTA drug found in Örebro3 May 2026

Mystiskt GTA-knark hittat i Örebro

The discovery of “GTA drugs” and live firearms brought the game to an end for a couple in Örebro. Behind the playful bags was a major drug hub — now long prison sentences await. See more in this week’s NA Krim-tv.

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Paimio | The man who died in a car crash on Saturday was riding with the suspect3 May 2026

Paimio | Autoturmassa lauantaina kuollut mies oli epäillyn kyydissä

The driver who drove into the oncoming lane is suspected of, among other things, aggravated negligent homicide and a narcotics use offense.

Helsingin SanomatFIdrug crime
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Found stolen items and narcotics in a home3 May 2026

Fant stjålne gjenstander og narkotika i bolig

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19-year-old daughter died – Now a father from Tampere speaks openly about what happened3 May 2026

19-vuotias tytär kuoli – Nyt tamperelainen isä kertoo avoimesti, mitä tapahtui

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Jordan struck drug warehouses in Syria2 May 2026

Jordania iski huumevarastoihin Syyriassa

The Jordanian Armed Forces separately said that it carried out a deterrence operation against several sites used by arms and drug traffickers near the country's northern border.

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Governor in Mexico resigns after drug suspicions2 May 2026

Guvernör i Mexiko avgår efter knarkmisstankar

A governor and a mayor in Mexico are temporarily stepping down after they have been accused of drug smuggling…

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How customs exposed the drug farms in Skåne2 May 2026

Så avslöjade tullen de skånska knarkgårdarna

Swedish Customs surveillance officers saw how trucks carrying narcotics arrived at farms in northwestern Skåne. There, the drugs were repackaged and sent on across the country. Operation Irish is one of Swedish Customs' largest operations – and has uncovered a large and well-organized drug trafficking network. A total of 50 people have been detained. Now the final verdicts have been handed down.

Helsingborgs DagbladSEdrug crime
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How customs uncovered the drug farms in Skåne2 May 2026

Så avslöjade tullen de skånska knarkgårdarna

Swedish Customs surveillance officers saw how trucks carrying narcotics arrived at farms in northwestern Skåne. There, the drugs were repackaged and sent on across the country. Operation Irish is one of Swedish Customs’ largest operations — and has uncovered a large and well-organized drug network. In total, 50 people have been deprived of their liberty. Now the final verdicts have been handed dow

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Drug war | Mexico's arrested "Gardener" got his nickname from using victims as fertilizer1 May 2026

Huumesota | Meksikon pidättämä ”Puutarhuri” sai kutsumanimensä uhrien käyttämisestä lannoitteena

The Jalisco Cartel commander captured on Monday was already arrested in 2016 on suspicion of the mass murder of 15 police officers.

Helsingin SanomatFIdrug crime
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Intoxicants kept the police busy on May Day in North Savo1 May 2026

Päihteet työllistivät poliisin vappua Pohjois-Savossa

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Britney Spears was charged with drunk driving30 Apr 2026

Britney Spears sai syytteen rattijuopumuksesta

The American pop star is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

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Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs30 Apr 2026

Britney Spears tiltalt for kjøring i alkohol- og narkotikarus

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Chaotic Walpurgis Night – girl hit in the eye by a rocket30 Apr 2026

Stökig valborg – flicka fick raket i ögat

The Walpurgis celebrations were disorderly in several places, and the police urged parents to pick up their children. A girl in her early teens was taken to hospital after being hit in the eye by a rocket in Stockholm. In Uppsala, 96 people were taken into custody for drunkenness, but drug offenses decreased.

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Advises parents to use drug testing during the russe celebration period: “A breach of trust”30 Apr 2026

Råder foreldre til rustesting i russetida: – Et tillitsbrudd

Ingeborg and Nathalie say they can rarely go to a party without someone taking cocaine. Nevertheless, they are skeptical of the advice to use drug testing.

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The cup overflowed in Liipola, Lahti – the logo appearing in connection with a drug news story was too much for the entrepreneur30 Apr 2026

Kuppi meni nurin Lahden Liipolassa – logo huumeuutisen yhteydessä oli yrittäjälle liikaa

No drugs are used or sold at Iloinen Karhu, says entrepreneur Jyrki Karhunen.

Etelä-Suomen SanomatFIdrug crime
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Enhanced surveillance uncovered street dealing – police seized drugs, weapons and cash30 Apr 2026

Tehovalvonta paljasti katukaupan – poliisin haaviin huumeita, aseita ja käteistä

Many of the buyers who were caught were minors and first-time offenders.

Ilta-SanomatFIdrug crime
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The severe drug offense sentence of a woman from Vesilahti was reduced by one year in the Court of Appeal30 Apr 2026

Vesilahtelaisen naisen ankara huumerikostuomio aleni hovissa vuodella

The Turku Court of Appeal sentenced a woman from Vesilahti to more than 11 years in prison for prolonged and systematic drug trafficking.

Yle UutisetFIdrug crime
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Jyväskylä ranks third in a grim statistic – "Every substance-related death is unnecessary"30 Apr 2026

Jyväskylä on synkän tilaston kolmas – "Jokainen päihdekuolema on turha"

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Drug driver caught by police in central Kuopio – moments later, the same car collided with a motorhome30 Apr 2026

Huumekuski jäi poliisin haaviin Kuopion keskustassa – hetkeä myöhemmin samalla autolla törmättiin matkailuautoon

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In Kuopio, two drunk driving offenses involving the same car within a few hours30 Apr 2026

Kuopiossa kaksi rattijuopumusta samalla autolla muutaman tunnin sisällä

The breathalyzer showed zero, but a rapid drug test revealed the truth.

Ilta-SanomatFIdrug crime
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Kalmar resident suspected of laundering drug money30 Apr 2026

Kalmarbo misstänks ha tvättat knarkpengar

His two brothers have jointly been ordered to pay 2.7 million kronor. Money that the prosecutor says comes from criminal activity. In addition, one of them has been charged with system-threatening benefit fraud. Now the third brother, a 29-year-old man, is being charged with laundering drug money and must, according to the prosecutor, pay 400,000 kronor to the state.

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The United States accuses a Mexican politician of cartel ties30 Apr 2026

Yhdysvallat syyttää meksikolaista poliitikkoa kartelliyhteyksistä

According to the indictment, the sons of drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán kidnapped and threatened opponents of the governor of the state of Sinaloa.

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Huge cache of drugs and weapons in Örebro29 Apr 2026

Jättelager med knark och vapen i Örebro

A couple in their 20s are sentenced to long prison terms after police found large quantities of narcotics and pistols in their apartments in Örebro. The man is considered to have played a leading role in the extensive operation.

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Indian billionaire's son wants to save the "cocaine hippos"29 Apr 2026

Indisk miljardärsson vill rädda ”kokainflodhästar”

An Indian billionaire's son has offered to help Colombia get rid of a herd of hippos linked to drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, the BBC reports. The hippos are to be culled after their growing population created problems for animals and people in the country.

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MTV: New twist in Jere Karalahti’s drug case29 Apr 2026

MTV: Jere Karalahden huumejutussa uusi käänne

The prosecutor announced dissatisfaction.

Ilta-SanomatFIdrug crime
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Wednesday's reading tips | Antti Heikkinen's diary treasure, a rare drug charge in Kuopio, and the death of KalPa's former forward29 Apr 2026

Keskiviikon lukuvinkit | Antti Heikkisen päiväkirja-aarre, harvinainen huumesyyte Kuopiossa ja KalPan ex-hyökkääjän kuolema

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15-year-old charged with aggravated drug smuggling29 Apr 2026

15-åring åtalas för grov narkotikasmuggling

On 3 February, Customs in Malmö inspected a postal package from Huelva in southern Spain. The package contained 2.4 kilos of high-quality cocaine, and the recipient was a 15-year-old boy living in the Klockaretorpet district of Norrköping.

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Malmö couple caught with Kalashnikov – filmed themselves29 Apr 2026

Malmöpar fast med Kalasjnikov – filmade sig själva

The drug dealer was afraid of burglary and installed surveillance cameras at home. This gave the police clear evidence of handling both drugs and weapons. A 25-year-old woman is now on trial.

SydsvenskanSEdrug crime
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Indian billionaire wants to save Pablo Escobar's hippos29 Apr 2026

Indisk miljardär vill rädda Pablo Escobars flodhästar

The plan for the drug baron’s hippos

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Police: An increasing number of drunk drivers in Eastern Finland have used drugs29 Apr 2026

Poliisi: Yhä useampi rattijuoppo Itä-Suomessa on käyttänyt huumeita

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They want to get rid of the “cocaine stream horses” – a new twist29 Apr 2026

”Kokaiinivirtahevoista” tahdotaan eroon – uusi käänne

Anant Ambani opposes Colombia's plan to eliminate Pablo Escobar's hippos.

Ilta-SanomatFIdrug crime
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Street gang members are arranging drugs to Kuopio – A man caught after a chase received a rare charge29 Apr 2026

Katujengiläiset järjestävät huumeita Kuopioon – Takaa-ajon jälkeen kiinnijäänyt mies sai harvinaisen syytteen

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Giant scanner to stop the cocaine flood in Helsingborg28 Apr 2026

Gigantisk scanner ska stoppa kokainfloden i Helsingborg

Sweden's first is found in the Port of Helsingborg

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Gigantic scanner at the Port of Helsingborg to stop smuggling – first in the country28 Apr 2026

Gigantisk skanner i Helsingborgs hamn ska stoppa smuggling – första i landet

The large inflow of narcotics into the Port of Helsingborg is to be stopped. Tullverket now announces that the country’s first cargo scanner will be placed here. “We want to send the clear message that it will be extremely difficult to smuggle goods in via the Port of Helsingborg,” says Tullverket Director-General Johan Norrman.

SydsvenskanSEdrug crime
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Cocaine shark found in the Bahamas28 Apr 2026

Bahamalta löytyi kokaiinihaita

Researchers suspect, for example, ships' wastewater as the cause.

Ilta-SanomatFIdrug crime
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Residents of Koivukylä in Vantaa are afraid to move around near the station: “I don’t come here after eight in the evening”28 Apr 2026

Vantaan Koivukylän asukkaat pelkäävät liikkua aseman lähellä: ”En tule tänne iltakahdeksan jälkeen”

The Hakotori area near Koivukylä railway station is considered by many locals to be an unsafe place where groups of substance users are present from morning to night.

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Still in custody in connection with the largest cocaine smuggling case in Icelandic history28 Apr 2026

Enn í gæsluvarðhaldi vegna stærsta kókaínsmygls Íslandssögunnar

<p>A man who was arrested in Seyðisfjörður on 31 March is being held in custody until 8 May. The man was caught smuggling 43 kilograms of cocaine. It is the largest quantity that authorities have seized in a single smuggling attempt in Iceland.</p><p>The man arrived in the country on Norræna. The cocaine was found in the man's van.</p><p>The man was remanded in custody for two weeks the day after

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Huge cocaine case in East Iceland28 Apr 2026

Risastórt kókaínmál á Austurlandi

<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="640" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kókaín.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="960" /><p>A defendant in a major cocaine case in East Iceland has been remanded in custody until May 8. This is stated in a notice from the East Iceland Police. The notice says that the investigation of the case is progre

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Substances | Drug users will get a new center in Vallila, Helsinki28 Apr 2026

Päihteet | Huumeidenkäyttäjät saavat uuden keskuksen Helsingin Vallilaan

The City of Helsinki has not found new premises of its own in Sörnäinen for Symppis. A new day center for substance users will now be established in Vallila.

Helsingin SanomatFIdrug crime
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Gigantic scanner at the Port of Helsingborg will stop smuggling – the first in the country28 Apr 2026

Gigantisk skanner i Helsingborgs hamn ska stoppa smuggling – första i landet

The large influx of narcotics into the Port of Helsingborg must be stopped. Tullverket now announces that the country’s first cargo scanner will be placed here. “We want to send the clear message that it will be extremely difficult to smuggle goods in via the Port of Helsingborg,” says Tullverket Director-General Johan Norrman.

Helsingborgs DagbladSEdrug crime
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Nurse suspected of drug thefts at hospital acquitted by the district court28 Apr 2026

Sjuksköterska misstänktes för narkotikastölder på sjukhus – frias av tingsrätten

The nurse was charged with around 20 thefts of narcotic-classified medication at Centralsjukhuset in Karlstad.

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Drugs | Police cracked down on rampant drug trafficking in Koivukylä, Vantaa28 Apr 2026

Huumeet | Poliisi iski Vantaan Koivukylässä rehottavaan huumekauppaan

Eastern Uusimaa Police detained several people in its targeted operation on Monday.

Helsingin SanomatFIdrug crime
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Shots fired in residential neighborhood: 31-year-old arrested in major police operation28 Apr 2026

Skud affyret i boligkvarter: 31-årig anholdt i kæmpe politiaktion

Funen Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after shots were fired Monday evening in a residential neighborhood in southeastern Odense. He is also charged with possession of a large quantity of cocaine.

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