Tag: Cocaine
The Helsinki police seized an opioid “more dangerous than fentanyl”.
According to the police, the criminal network brought about 200 kilograms of amphetamine and “tens of kilograms of cocaine” to Finland.
Hockey's Dark Sides – Cash and Cocaine | Part 3/3
He lived his dream: junior hockey in North America, playing in the youth national team and being drafted by an NHL club. But when the injuries came, so did the self-doubt. Viktor Crus Rydberg escaped into the world of betting. – I put in a couple of hundred and it ran out in two minutes.…
The Swede who was arrested in Turkey – then he became one of the FBI’s “most wanted”
The man who was arrested in Istanbul at the beginning of November this year is in custody in his absence in Sweden, suspected of several serious drug crimes – including involvement in the record smuggling of cocaine on the West Coast in 2020 and in the extensive amphetamine factory in Olshammar later that year. “I…
Large bust of ecstasy in Vantaa: confiscated worth more than one million euros
An operation conducted in June 2023 led to a startling discovery during a routine apartment search. Further investigation revealed that the original shipment likely contained nearly 200,000 ecstasy tablets and approximately seven kilograms of hashish, suggesting a much larger operation than initially suspected. The extent of the seizure highlights the worrying presence of illegal narcotics…
Finnish police reveal how a drug investigation led to a Swedish gang
Although the spokesmen said the ring is closely linked to a criminal organization in Sweden, they declined to identify the organization and said only that Swedish men with links to the organization have been arrested as part of the preliminary investigation. Helsingin Sanomat on Monday reported that Dödspatrullen, one of Sweden’s most famous gangs, has…
Increase in drug deaths in Helsinki, especially among young people
Between 2006 and 2021, drug-related deaths increased by four percent per year in various parts of Finland. In the big cities of southern Finland, drug use is higher than in other regions. Experimentation and use of cannabis has grown the most, but the use of amphetamine, ecstasy and cocaine has also increased considerably. Problem drug…
Wastewater tests show that most of Finland’s cocaine use is in the capital region
The use of cocaine is steadily increasing, especially in the capital region, but in other cities, according to THL, its use has been low or even non-existent.
Drug hunt in Skövde – The police’s secret list | Part 1/3
In Södra Ryd outside Skövde, the police have identified ten people who are behind large-scale drug sales. They dress in designer clothes, drive fancy cars and wear heavy gold links. The names are put on a secret list. Now the work begins to catch them. Drug hunt in Skövde is a series of Pernilla Wadebäck,…
Former policeman shocked that he can so easily find schoolchildren dealing cocaine in Copenhagen
According to experts, it has become much easier to get hold of drugs in Denmark – a claim supported by the results of a new documentary series, which debuts on TV2 tonight, and which introduces an environment that few people in Denmark actually know about. It is one where boys of only 16 and 17…
Drug experimentation is increasing in Finland as attitudes towards drug policy change
More and more people have also tried other drugs, although the numbers are significantly lower than cannabis. 7% of the population reported having tried amphetamine at some point in their life, 6% ecstasy and 5% cocaine. The use of performance-enhancing drugs has remained unchanged, with only 1% of the population reporting having tried them. However,…
The leader of cocaine smuggling in Helsinki receives a 9-year prison sentence
According to the police, there were senior members abroad in the operation.
The record smuggling of cocaine outside Styrsö
It all starts when three guys are out fishing when they make the big find. In the following days, even more cocaine floats up in and around Styrsö. In total, it is 24 kilos. But it will turn out that the amount to be smuggled in was a whopping 400 kilos. When the police begin…
High content of cocaine found in Copenhagen’s waste water – investigation
A new study that analyzes drug residues in waste water in European cities has shown that Copenhagen has one of the highest concentrations of cocaine in Europe. However, its levels pale in comparison to those of Antwerp and some cities in the Netherlands. Among other things, it emerged that Copenhagen’s waste water has much higher…
A large drug organization uncovered in Åland, with a street value of 120,000 euros
The cooperation between Customs and the Åland Police Department began in 2022 to investigate the drug crime situation in Åland. During the cooperation, the customs authorities stopped a person arriving from Sweden to Åland in the port of Eckerö, where they confiscated approximately 2.9 kilograms of hashish found in the vehicle. An importer living in…
Why the mafia believes in Denmark. And how Denmark has made them a fortune
Reading the news in Denmark is a more cheerful affair than in many countries. Topping happiness metrics, winning the handball, overcoming inequality: it’s all rosy here – not rotten at all. It can also sometimes feel just a little boring. Morten Beiter, the author of ‘Mafiaen Kommer’, a book warning of the Italian mafia’s tentacular…
Harmful additives were found in Helsinki’s street cocaine samples, says a new study
The latest report covers lab results from 118 samples collected between September 13, 2022 and January 11, 2023, with the most commonly submitted samples being sold as amphetamine, cocaine, alprazolam, MDMA, or a variety of other synthetic stimulants. According to the report, the number of cocaine samples received (15 in total) has increased since the…
The ski king Petter Northug – the fights, the crimes, the cocaine
Cast:Ulf Morten Aune, former national team coach Norway.Jonas Karlsson, journalist Discovery, former ski commentator SVT.Tomas Pettersson, journalist Expressen. Archive sound: Sveriges Radio, SVT, NRK, TV2, Aftonbladet TV, Expressen TV. A program by Martin Marhlo January 2023.Final mix: Lisa Abrahamsson
Woman convicted, teenager acquitted
In September this year, a District Court sentenced a woman to 18 months in prison for transporting drugs to Iceland on the Norræna ferry, and the teenager accompanying her was acquitted. It was 2,120 grams of cocaine, ranging from 26 to 81 percent. Additionally, they brought 67 grams of methamphetamine, 81 percent. The goods were…
King Charles ready to follow in Queen Margrethe’s footsteps and not give HRH status to Prince Harry’s children
You might not think there’s an obvious connection between Denmark and Prince Harry’s recent explosive revelations – Netflix must be upset that he saved them all for his book – but you’d be wrong. The British media is hailing Queen Margrethe II as pioneering the way she stripped the HRH titles of all four children…
National Round-Up: landmark verdict for children conceived with Danish sperm donors
The Department of Immigration backed upShe claimed that the child should have Danish citizenship because the law states that a child has the right to citizenship “if the father, mother or co-mother is Danish”. But her position was rejected by the Department of Immigration at the time, and that position has now been backed up…
International Round-Up: Russian ambassador again summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Absolutely crazy”Denmark’s dissent will be accompanied by the eighth round of EU sanctions adopted against Russia since the conflict began. The area of Ukraine that Russia has illegally annexed is more than twice the size of Denmark. “It’s absolutely crazy what Russia and Putin are up to,” Kofod said, stressing that the actions are “an…
Marin’s drug test was negative after the questions raised by the party video
“Because people feel the need to raise such doubts, I was tested to make it clear. The presumption of innocence also applies to me, and I hope we can avoid such things, he commented. He said at the time that he would get the results in about a week. YLE and Helsingin sanomat newspaper on…
Partying hard Finnish Prime Minister’s drug test results revealed
Sanna Marin voluntarily took the test last week after leaked videos of her dancing at a party inspired outrage Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s drug test, conducted at her own expense after a leaked video of her partying raised eyebrows across the country, has come back clean, her office has announced. The press release, published…
Dancing in the Dark: A high school musical starring Sanna Marin as the “Prom Minister”
Autio is the same photographer who ran into the prime minister “by accident” at a music festival in mid-July and took a photo of her in shorts and a leather jacket, which circulated in the social and mainstream media. In the leaked videos Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin is dancing and singing for the camera with exaggerated…
The Prime Minister of Finland announced that he was ready for a drug test, when the party video sparked a debate
He defended himself by saying that his “raucous” partying was not due to drugs. The scandal erupted after some media outlets claimed one of the clips was slang for cocaine, while others said it was more likely to refer to booze. The prime minister claimed that he had only drunk alcohol, and there was no…
Largest drug smuggling attempt in the country
Police thwarted the largest drug smuggling attempt this year. In May, almost 100 kg of cocaine was seized, with a market value of almost CZK 2 billion. According to police reports, it is the largest such case in Iceland’s history. If you consider the SÁÁ survey on the street value of drugs in the country,…
Italy accused of cocaine smuggling
The district attorney accused the over 60-year-old Italian of a large-scale drug offense. The man attempted to smuggle 993.78 grams of cocaine into Iceland for sale and distribution domestically for his own profit. The accused was carrying drugs hidden in cans in a suitcase he had with him as a passenger on a flight from…
Customs has confiscated a large amount of narcotics, the smuggling organization is being investigated
– Some of the amphetamine had been brought to Finland as oil and amphetamine had been extracted from it in a holiday apartment rented for this purpose in Eastern Uusimaa. Our preliminary investigation has shown that narcotics have been brought to Finland through postal traffic, he says Tero Virtanencorresponding researcher. The total street value of…
A Ugandan court sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison for the murder of a Finnish businessman
The court in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, has sentenced a Ugandan woman to 30 years in prison for the murder of a Finnish businessman. A Finnish man was found dead in his hotel room at Kampala’s Pearl of Africa luxury hotel in February 2018. Later, cocaine and pesticides were found in the dead man’s…
NBI suspects the gang of smuggling 200 kilos of cocaine to Finland
The Central Criminal Police (NBI) has completed a preliminary investigation into the smuggling of more than 200 kilograms of cocaine into the country. According to NBI, the drugs arrived in the port of Helsinki in Vuosaari in March in a cargo container loaded with red wine bottles. Police said they managed to seize 37 pounds…
Stevie Nicks – Fleetwood Mac, the drugs and the big comeback
The year is 1977. A 29-year-old woman is sitting on a pillow on the floor of a large house in Hollywood. She has long rye blonde hair with bangs and is wearing a long black dress and gold jewelry. In front of her is a camera set up and a journalist from the Australian program…