Narcotics

Alexander Gustafsson, founder of the darknet site Flugsvamp 2.0, has been deported from Turkey to Sweden. He landed at Arlanda airport on Friday to serve an 11-year and eight-month prison sentence.

2026년 04월 28일 AI에 의해 보고됨

Swedish Customs announces that Helsingborg port will be the first in Sweden to install a fixed cargo scanner to combat drug and weapon smuggling. The scanner will X-ray entire containers and bolster checks at the country's second-largest container port. The decision follows a record cocaine seizure earlier this year.

The appointment of AKBP Catur Erwin Setiawan as acting chief of Bima City Police drew criticism due to his past drug case. The position has now been handed to AKBP Hariyanto, former deputy commander of Brimob in NTB Police. This change comes amid a narcotics scandal involving former chief AKBP Didik Putra Kuncoro, who has been dismissed and faces the death penalty.

2026년 02월 16일 AI에 의해 보고됨

The Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) issued a directive in December 2025 rewriting rules for narcotic and psychotropic medicines in the health system. The new regulations track shipments from entry into the country through to prescription, dispensing, storage, or destruction. This replaces a system based on serial-numbered prescription pads with broader supply chain accountability.