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Lukijan mielipide | Huumekuolemiin liittyvä stigma näkyy läheisten surutyössä
A drug-related loss evokes not only grief but also shame, fear, and relief.
Suomessa kuolee poikkeuksellisen paljon nuoria huumeisiin – nyt pääkaupunkiseudulla yritetään puuttua asiaan
Nearly one in five deaths among 15- to 24-year-olds is caused by narcotics.
16-årig knarkkurir greps på tågstationen i Karlstad – åtalas för grovt narkotikabrott
The 16-year-old boy had been tasked with delivering drugs to Karlstad.
Alaikäisten määrän kasvu huumerikosten epäillyissä huolestuttava, sanoo rikostarkastaja – "Velkoja ei kysellä hyvällä eikä kauniisti"
Polisen kraftsamlar ”på ett helt annat sätt” inför valborgskaos
Walpurgis Night is approaching, and the Stockholm Police are stepping up efforts to avoid the chaos of previous years. Maria Ungdom Addiction Center is adding extra beds and urging parents to talk to their children about alcohol. “Today, it is just as easy for a young person to get hold of alcohol and drugs as it is to order a pizza for delivery,” says local police officer Ola Åkesson.
Skånskt företag erbjuder ”magiska tryfflar” utomlands – forskare ser flera risker
Help, hype, or health hazard? Interest in psychedelic substances has surged in recent years. Despite the substances being classified as narcotics in Sweden, Swedish companies organize retreats where participants consume psilocybin truffles. “There is a risk of disappointment,” says researcher Pouya Movahed Rad.
Skånskt företag erbjuder ”magiska tryfflar” utomlands – forskare ser flera risker
Help, hype, or health hazard? Interest in psychedelic substances has surged in recent years. Despite the substances being classified as narcotics in Sweden, Swedish companies are organizing retreats where participants consume psilocybin truffles. “There is a risk of disappointment,” says researcher Pouya Movahed Rad.
Munkar i Sri Lanka gripna för narkotikasmuggling
More than 20 Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka have been arrested with a total of 110 kilograms of cannabis, authorities in the country said.
Mann tatt etter vill politijakt - dette fant de i bilen
A local man in his 20s has been indicted after a dramatic night in Porsgrunn.
Podcast: Sini Sabotage pyristelee irti kahdesta yleisestä riippuvuudesta: ”Pahin huume mitä on”
Sini Sabotage and Sampo Marjomaa host the new Trippileiri podcast.
Munkar i Sri Lanka gripna för narkotikasmuggling
More than 20 Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka have been arrested with 110 kilos of cannabis, the authorities say in…
Margir að þykjast: „Þessi feluleikur að þykjast vera kúl er svo algengur“
"At that point I had started drinking over twenty beers a day and ended up using cocaine during the day. I always went to sleep under the influence and had no intention of doing a damn thing about it," says Davíð Arnórsson, a baker and co-owner of the bakery chain Artic bakehouse in Prague.
Ölvun, vopnaburður og áfengishnupl
The police in the Capital Region arrested one person in connection with an assault outside a nightclub in Reykjavík last night. Police also handled a number of incidents related to alcohol and drug use.
Fiona havde mistet sig selv i alkohol og stoffer: Jeg bad Gud give mig et tegn inden for syv dage
<p>About two years ago, I was in a situation I could see no way out of. Through a female friend, I had become part of a scene in Aarhus involving alcohol and drugs. What began as a visit to a bar turned into a lifestyle in which I drank and used cocaine several times a week.</p><p>My mother became suspicious and asked me directly whether I had taken drugs, but I denied it. I had become someone,</p
Finland – lukrativ marknad för kriminella från Södertälje
A major drug trial began in Helsinki in recent days. Five men are charged. Two of them are from Sweden. According to information from prosecutors, they may have links to the Foxtrot network. This is just one in a series of incidents this spring in which Swedes are in some way involved in criminal activity in Finland. “Swedish criminals are involved in all major cases, according to the police,” say
Dømt for smugling av amfetaminolje – nok til 60 kilo amfetamin
A man in his mid-40s has been sentenced by the Borgarting Court of Appeal to ten and a half years in prison for smuggling 27 kilos…
Henrik Brandão Jönsson: Kokain, guld och maktspel – nu tvingas fienderna samarbeta
The former enemies Colombia and Venezuela have agreed to cooperate militarily to combat the cocaine-producing guerrilla along their borders. The agreement is seen as a milestone because the neighboring countries have not shared intelligence information for decades.
Eksperter advarer: Nu kan du købe cannabis på Wolt
On the delivery platform Wolt, it is now possible to order legal cannabis products, but experts strongly warn against consuming them. Wolt emphasizes that the sale takes place within the framework of the law.
Svensk kvinna gripen i Spanien
A Swedish woman has been arrested in Alicante, Spain, on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering, Expressen reports, citing the Spanish newspaper ABC.
Hajut | Kevään ensi huumassa tuoksuu hajoava maa
At the beginning of spring, coniferous trees also release excess energy by emitting volatile compounds. The scent of flowers comes only later.
Lögbrot að selja hunang með stinningarlyfjum að mati forstjóra Lyfjastofnunar
<p>Rúna Hauksdóttir Hvannberg, Director General of Lyfjastofnun, says the law is being broken by the sale of honey containing erectile dysfunction drugs and substances that produce cannabis-like effects.</p><p>There is no way to trace the origin of the drugs.</p><p>She says people may be putting their health at risk by consuming such drugs.</p><p>The little cousin of the drug Spice and honey conta
Svensk kvinna gripen i Spanien
A Swedish woman has been arrested in Alicante, Spain, suspected of drug trafficking and…
Tatt på fersken med dette: – Litt for godtroende
The man in his 40s transported the unusual substance across the border. He admits that he should have done more research.
Två döda i amerikansk attack mot fartyg i Stilla havet
Two people have been killed in an attack on a vessel suspected of transporting narcotics, the U.S. military says.
USA: To drept i båtangrep i Stillehavet
The USA has carried out a new boat attack in the Pacific Ocean. Two people have been killed, according to the U.S. military. They posted a message on the social media platform X. According to the USA, the two were on board a boat smuggling drugs. In total, at least 182 people have been killed in such boat attacks, according to a survey by the AFP news agency.
Tveir drepnir í aðgerðum bandaríska hersins gegn meintum fíkniefnasmyglbátum
<p>The U.S. military killed two people yesterday in an attack on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific. That brings the number killed in U.S. military operations against drug smuggling to 182.</p><p>At least seven similar operations have been carried out this month, but the operations are aimed specifically at those whom the U.S. government has designated as narco-terrorists. Howe
USA: To drept i nytt båtangrep mot antatte narkosmuglere
The U.S. military says it has killed two suspected drug smugglers in a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Hefur ekki átt sjö dagana sæla og nú er búið að handtaka hana – Sökum um fíkniefnabrot og að dreifa klámi
<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="508" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Karaarslan.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="729" /><p>Former football referee Elif Karaarslan has been arrested in Turkey, and her arrest is part of an investigation into drug use and prostitution among influencers and people connected to the entertainment indu
15-åring togs med 8 kilo knark i Boden: ”Ville vara hjälpsam”
Today the trial concludes in which, among others, two 15-year-olds from Boden and Piteå are charged with aggravated drug offenses. This comes after the boy from Boden was caught in the act when he received a bag containing eight kilos of amphetamine at the train station. “I just wanted to be helpful, I didn’t really know what was in the bag,” the 15-year-old says during the trial.
Mosi enn ekki verið endurheimtur – „Eins og við myndum vilja brjótast hér inn og ná í hundinn þá megum við það ekki“
<img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="736" src="https://www.dv.is/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/673647176_26751707724441730_171519855472725625_n-1-1-1024x858-2-1.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 15px;" width="1000" /><p>Last Tuesday evening, DV reported on the struggle of Óðinn Örn Eybekk Valdimarsson and his family to recover the dog Mosi from boarding from
Man försökte stjäla på City Gross – hade yxa och kniv
A man in his 30s tried to steal goods at City Gross in Landskrona. When he was stopped, it turned out that he was armed with an axe and three knives — and was also under the influence of drugs. He has now been convicted.
Så säljs psykedelika in till vanliga svenskar
<p>Swedes pay 40,000 kronor to the company Nysnö — to go on a trip on narcotics-classified truffles. “You don’t just send people down and have them take some drugs,” says Nysnö CEO Jesper Råback in the new podcast series Ann-Maries magiska tripp. </p>
– Har funnet store mengder narkotika og kontanter
A man in his 30s was remanded in custody on Friday afternoon.
Theo (15) døde av MDMA-overdose: Riksadvokaten henlegger saka
The 15-year-old died after an overdose at the child welfare institution where he lived. His grandmother believes children in the child welfare system are not taken seriously.
Trumps oro efter gripandet av soldaten: ”Ska undersöka det”
Just a few days into the new year, the secret military operation began. In the middle of the night, Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro was caught by surprise when American elite soldiers stormed into the residence and captured him and his wife. The lightning-fast raid lasted only two hours and 28 minutes. Maduro was then taken to New York, where he has been charged with, among other things, narc
Når løping gir «super-rus»: – Er egentlig ganske farlig
Jonny Risdal has completed Norseman as many as 12 times. On one occasion, he experienced a "runner's high" — a feeling he compares to a dose of ecstasy or amphetamine.
– Tanken på å bli gammel uten å ha prøvd kokain synes jeg er kjip, skriver leseren. Hvor farlig er det å prøve én gang?
Of course cocaine is dangerous. But how dangerous is it to try it once?
Íslenskar vefverslanir selja stinningarhunang og litla frænda Spice
<p>A close relative of the drug Spice and honey containing erectile dysfunction medication called Aukinni Karlmennsku are for sale on open Icelandic websites. It varies whether the ingredients are disclosed.</p><p></p><p>In one online store, people are invited to experience the true secret of masculinity. This can be done by consuming Thai honey, which is said to be known for increasing energy and
Trump færir marijúana niður um alvarleikaflokk
<p>The Donald Trump administration has decided to move marijuana down in classification, making it easier for people to use cannabis for medical purposes. Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the directive today.</p><p>Marijuana will be moved from Schedule I, which includes substances considered the most dangerous, to Schedule III.</p><p>The change does not mean that marijuana use will be legalize
USA gennemfører radikal ændring af narkotikapolitikken
Marijuana is being moved to a category of less dangerous substances in the United States, but it is not being legalized at the federal level.
Ruotsalaisjärvessä tapahtui jotain erikoista – näin kokaiini vaikuttaa lohiin
A new study has been conducted in Sweden.
Päihteet | Yhdysvallat keventää kannabiksen sääntelyä: Suurin muutos vuosikymmeniin
As a result of the decision, the tax burden on the cannabis sector will likely decrease, and research on medical cannabis will become easier.
Duterte ákærður fyrir glæpi gegn mannkyni
<p>The International Criminal Court, ICC, has approved that Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines, be charged with crimes against humanity. The judges unanimously agreed that there were substantial grounds to believe that killings and attempted killings had been committed in harsh operations in the name of the war on drugs during Duterte's term in office, from 2016 to 2020.</p><p>It
Kalmarpojke hämtade kokain – sa sig vara hotad
Outside the old swimming hall, two boys from Kalmar, aged 17 and 16, received a cocaine delivery from Kristianstad. What they did not know was that the police were surveilling them. Now both are convicted of aggravated drug offenses, even though the 17-year-old claims that he was threatened by an identified gang leader.
Uutta tietoa Raahen rajusta taksionnettomuudesta
Police no longer suspect the driver of a drug use offense.
Omklassifiserer cannabis i USA
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to reclassify cannabis to a less dangerous category in the federal system.
”Paketmålvakter” tog emot amfetamin
People were offered up to 5,000 kronor to receive packages from abroad.
Lukijan mielipide | Rahallinen palkkio tukee päihdekuntoutumista
When the hardship of basic needs eases, resources are freed up for substance abuse rehabilitation and everyday structures.
Þrjú ár fyrir þrjú kíló af kókaíni
<img align="left" alt="The cocaine was hidden in pots in a suitcase." src="https://c.arvakur.is/frimg/1/62/87/1628717A.jpg" style="margin: 0 1em 1em 0;" /> The Court of Appeal has upheld the three-year sentence imposed by the District Court of Reykjavik on Algimantas Saltenis for a major drug offense. He imported just over three kilograms of cocaine into the country from Spain to Iceland together
”Don Fox” ringde under polisens razzia – tros vara Rawa Majid
Since his mortal enemy was arrested, Rawa Majid has tightened his grip on the drug market in Finland. During a raid, police recently came across a phone at the exact moment the gang leader’s suspected alias, “Don Fox,” called. “We have seen a shift among the Swedish gangs,” says Detective Inspector Lasse Aalto.