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One detained in cannabis haul in Ioannina
Police officers in the narcotics squad in Ioaninna, northwestern Greece, seized more than 73 kilograms of cannabis in the early hours of Tuesday morning after detaining a 43-year-old suspected drug dealer near the village of Kefalovryso.
Officers found the drugs during a search of the man's vehicle, which they stopped after receiving a tip-off.
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Bulgaria Seeks to Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship
Eight Bulgarian and international organizations signed a memorandum here on Monday on a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in the country, writes Xinhua.
Kozani police take ax to big cannabis operation
Officers from the Kozani police narcotics unit have located and seized more than 1,000 cannabis trees from two farms in Karditsa, central Greece, and arrested four suspects - a 53-year-old Greek and three foreign nationals aged between 43 and 46 - believed to have been running the illegal cultivation, police said on Thursday.
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Gendarmerie seize over 1 ton of drugs in Bingöl
Turkish security forces seized over one ton of marijuana and around 500,000 cannabis roots amid an operation in eastern Turkey, local officials announced on Aug. 25.
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Police Detained a Bulgarian in France with Nearly 30 kg of Cannabis
A Bulgarian has been detained in France with nearly 30 kilograms of cannabis, Radio Blio reported on their website.
The 55-year-old man traveled from Barcelona, Spain, to Germany. He was checked by customs officials while he stopped in his car at a resting place on the A7 motorway in the south-east French department of Drôme on Wednesday night against Thursday.
Bags of cannabis found near Ioannina
Police in northwestern Greece on Wednesday seized 95 kilograms of cannabis after finding the drugs in abandoned rucksacks in the area of Negades, near Ioannina.
The three rucksacks contained 95 packages of the drugs.
The local police narcotics unit is investigating the incident.
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Cannabis outfit busted near Iraklio
Two foreign nationals, aged 24 and 35, faced drug charges on Saturday after being arrested on Friday night with one-and-a-half kilograms of cannabis in the area of Malevizi, near Iraklio, on Crete.
According to investigators, the two suspects had been keeping the drugs in a large open-air storage area.
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Police net illegal cannabis farmers near Larissa
A gang of illegal cannabis cultivators was unraveled by police near the town of Larissa in central Greece on Friday.
Two people, aged 48 and 47, were arrested and charged with forming a gang and violating drugs and gun laws.
Police, who are also looking for two other people, seized 1,491 trees of up to 2.5 meters in height, a rifle and three knives, among other items.
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Crackdowns on cannabis plantations on the rise
Illegal cannabis growers in Greece appear to be especially active on Crete and in Thessaly, while crackdowns on the drug are increasing, according to police data.
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Exit’s Anti-Drugs Campaign is Just Virtue-Signaling
This tagline is followed by billboards showing the same tagline together with graphic images of where users' drugs quite possibly do come from - including sellers' hairy bottoms and filthy underwear. A message reminds people that drugs are often transported to users via such horrible channels, so everyone should stay off them.