Prohibition of drugs
Thessaloniki police score big cocaine bust
More than 100 kilograms of cocaine were seized by police in Thessaloniki investigating a drug smuggling network.
According to reports on Tuesday, investigators have arrested nine suspects in what is being described as an ongoing operation against the racket.
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Average age of drug usage falls to 16: Report
The average age of drug usage has decreased to as low as 16 in Turkey, a study that sheds light on how first-time drug users develop the habit has shown.
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Nearly half ton of drugs seized in border city
Police seized 473.6 kilograms of heroin in simultaneous operations conducted on two warehouses in Turkey's east, a security source said on Nov. 10.
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In Albania, a Worrying Rise in Drug Gangs Hiring Minors
Under questioning, he admitted selling drugs for a dealer who paid him a fixed monthly wage of 10,000 leks, or roughly 82 euros. He refused to name the dealer.
The boy is one a growing number of minors used as distributors by organised drug gangs operating in densely-populated districts of Tirana, in exchange for a meagre wage.
Smart compliance
The idea that a harsher punishment would be more dissuasive was simplistic. A punishment, when excessive, risks not scaring anyone and becoming a dead letter.
The government seems to have quickly realized its mistake and rushed to rectify it.
The great fatigue caused by the extension of health restrictions cannot be addressed by enforcement methods alone.
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Campus sit-ins, senate meeting disruptions to bring disciplinary offences
University sit-ins, flyposting in the campus and disruptions of senate meetings by students will lead to disciplinary action, according to the provisions of a new draft bill published by the Education Ministry on Wednesday.
Large quantity of heroin, opium seized
A large number of illegal drugs were seized in anti-narcotic operations in Turkey on Nov. 30, officials said.
Over 50 kg (over 110 lbs.) heroin and 150 liters of acetic anhydride, a chemical compound used in heroin production, were seized in southeast Hakkari province.
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Balkan Gangsters ‘Profiting From Pandemic’, Report
In Serbia, it noted, agencies set up to fight cybercrime switched to focusing on people accused of causing panic and spreading disinformation on social networks and in Viber groups.
Some crime activities have decreased as a result of the pandemic, the report points out. Migration, for example, dropped significantly towards the end of March, it says.
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Over 7 kg of meth seized in anti-drug operation
Turkish police on March 20 seized nearly 8 kilograms (about 17 pounds) of methamphetamine from a truck in eastern Van province, the provincial police headquarters said in a statement.
The drugs were seized in Van's Edremit district after anti-drug teams stopped the vehicle and detained the driver in a sniffer dog-aided operation, the statement said.
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Six Foreign Nationals Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Bali
Indonesian authorities say they have arrested six foreigners accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the tourist island of Bali, the Associated Press reported.
A Swiss, Thai, Singaporean, Chilean, and two Hong Kong men dressed in orange prison clothing were brought with their hands and feet at a press conference in the provincial capital of Bali Denpasar.