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Police Seize Cocaine, Marijuana, And Nearly 20 Million ISK In Cash
Four individuals were arrested following searches at several locations in the capital area this week, reports RÚV. Police seized about half a kilo of cocaine, four kilos of marijuana, and over 20 million ISK in cash during operations in the city. Cannabis…
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20.000 Oxycontin Proxy Tablets Confiscated At Keflavík Airport
In late March, customs officers at Keflavík Airport confiscated around 20.000 nonprescription tablets. At first glance, they seemed to be Oxycontin pills, valued at 115 million ISK, RÚV reports. The Suðurnes Police claimed that the tablets were labelled by the pharmaceutical company…
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Two People Sentenced For Smuggling 20 Kilos Of Drugs Into Iceland
The Reykjanes District Court has sentenced a man and a woman to 22 months in prison for the large-scale importation of marijuana and hash into the country, reports Vísir. The pair brought the substances into Iceland in their suitcases on a flight…
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Record Volume Of Cannabis Confiscated In 2024
According to RÚV, the Icelandic police and Customs Office confiscated a record volume of cannabis in 2024. The amount totalled 283 kilograms, based on preliminary data. In 2023, 210 kg were confiscated; while 141 kg was seized in 2022 and 2021. A…
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Man Busted With Drugs Arriving At Keflavík Airport
A man was stopped upon arrival in Iceland on January 9 and was found to have two kilograms of cocaine and 12 kilograms of marijuana in his suitcase. RÚV reports that his baggage contained only drugs, but that’s not surprising considering the…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Drugs, Fish, And Unions
It’s a blockbuster news week on The Icelandic Roundup, as journalists Josie Anne Gaitens and Valur Grettisson tackle the latest headlines regarding union leaders, fish farms and magic mushrooms. Please take the time to rate and review the Icelandic Roundup on your…
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Health Minister Says He Will Submit Drug Decriminalisation Bill This Autumn
Following yesterday’s report that Minister of Health Willum Þór Þorsson had decided to not submit his ministry’s bill on decriminalising personal use quantities of drugs, he has now told RÚV that he fully intends to submit the bill this autumn, albeit with…
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Health Minister Ices Own Bill On Decriminalising Personal Drug Consumption
Despite having a broad base of popular support, including an endorsement from the director of prisons, Minister of Heath Willum Þór Þorsson has opted to kill his own bill on drug decriminalisation. [su_pullquote]We have over 60 kinds of Icelandic candy in our…
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Health Minister Still Planning To Submit Bill On Decriminalising Drugs For Personal Consumption
Although this was not included in the announced joint platform of the new government, page 13 of the parliamentary matters agenda shows that Minister of Health Willum Þór Þorsson is planning to introduce a bill that would make changes to existing laws,…
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Opioid Usage Growing In Iceland
The use of opioids in Iceland is rapidly becoming an epidemic, reports Vísir. This year, up to 250 people have been treated for opioid addiction. [su_pullquote]Become a member of our YouTube channel to get special access to our video content![/su_pullquote] Large quantities…
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Hopes That Treatment With Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Will Be Allowed In The Country
Psychiatrist Haraldur Erlendsson hopes that in the near future, hallucinogenic mushrooms will be allowed for medical use in Iceland, Vísir reports. It is believed by some psychiatrists that a revolution in treatment is on its way thanks to new research which shows…
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Doctors And National Commissioner Of Police Oppose Decriminalisation Of Drug Consumption
The National Commissioner of Police and the Icelandic Medical Association oppose a bill by the Minister of Health on the decriminalization of drug consumption, RÚV reports. According to the bill, which has majority public support, possession of narcotics and drugs in limited…
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60% Of Icelanders Are In Favour Of Decriminalizing Drug Consumption
Sixty percent of Icelanders support the decriminalization of drug use, according to a new survey by the University of Iceland’s Social Sciences Institute, Fréttablaðið reports. This is a significant change compared to previous surveys, where only a third of Icelanders were in…
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Three Charged With Smuggling Drugs Into Iceland
Three people, two women and one man, have been charged with importing five thousand e-tablets, five kilograms of hashish, one hundred pieces of LSD and 250 grams of methamphetamine from Spain, Fréttablaðið reports. One woman smuggled the methamphetamine inside of a sanitary napkin…
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Two Men Await Trial For Smuggling Cocaine Into Iceland
Two men in their fifties await trial for importing over two kilograms worth of cocaine into Iceland, Vísir reports. Both men have previously been convicted of the same crime thirteen years ago, as they attempted to smuggle 700 grams of cocaine into…
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Icelandic Government Proposes Drug Decriminalisation
The Icelandic government has proposed the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use by adults, and this week launched a consultation exercise to gauge public opinion on the matter. The initiative, led by Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir, is intended as a harm-prevention…
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The City Needs To Do More To Protect Drug Users
Guðmundur Ingi Þóroddsson, the chairman of Afstaða, the advocacy group for improved prison policies and betterment, has expressed concern for the health and wellbeing of drug users during the COVID-19 pandemic, Vísir reports. “The situation of active drug users, the homeless and…
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Prisons Director Wants Decriminalisation Of Drugs In Consumption Quantities
Páll Winkel, the director of Iceland’s prison system, does not believe the government is doing enough to confront the issue of those convicted of drug offenses, RÚV reports, pointing out that anywhere from 50% to 70% of Icelandic prisoners suffer from drug…
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Iceland-Backed UN Report Condemns Filipino Government’s War On Drugs
A UN investigation backed by Iceland has condemned the Filipino government’s ‘war on drugs’ that has caused thousands of deaths. Iceland spearheaded a UN resolution criticising the Filipino drug crackdown and calling for a report into possible human rights violations in June…
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Sweets Laced With Cannabis And Morphine Hospitalise Two Teenage Girls
Two Suðurnes teenagers were hospitalised after consuming sweets containing morphine and cannabis over the weekend. The girls aged 13 and 14 lost consciousness after eating the gummies given to them by an older boy, according to local police. Both teenagers have now…
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Reykjavík Police Investigate Large-scale Amphetamine Production Operation
The Icelandic police force is investigating an organised crime group that is believed to have been manufacturing illegal drugs in the capital area. A large quantity of amphetamine base worth around ISK 230 million (€1.45 million) has been seized and eight people…
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Industrial Hemp Farm Still Trying To Convince Authorities That They’re Not Growing Drugs
A married couple who started a modest industrial hemp farm in Gautavík, East Iceland, are still having a hard time convincing the Icelandic Medicines Agency (IMA) that they are not growing plants that can be used for the purposes of intoxication. Despite…
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Cement Truck Bandit: Police Chase Stolen Vehicle Through Reykjavík
This morning, downtown workers’ commutes were made significantly more dangerous by the dramatic theft of a cement-mixing van from a building site on Vitastígur at around 9:00 this morning. The vehicle careered down Laugavegur and Bankastræti, around Lækjargata and along Sæbraut, driving…