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Relaxed Dutch drugs policy may end

201108 Coffeeshop ANP-8552193.jpg The policy on soft drugs ... commission has admitted the current drugs policy has gone too far and it should be changed. A strictly monitored supply of soft drugs to coffeeshops, sold to local customers only, should help in controlling ...

Massive drug hauls at Amsterdam Airport

. The drug had been hidden in the seams of the carpets. In another find, a package whose waybill ... -one was arrested after the finds. Cassave rolls The airport set up a special task force to find drugs ... Antilles, which used to be major sources of drugs smuggled into the Netherlands. One of these so ...

The global drug trade

TSWI-drugs-trade-650.jpg Not a Bulletin The State We're In, 16 January 2010: The trade in illicit drugs ... with a former street dealer, a drug mule and an addict. We also speak to an expert who consults with governments ...

Drugs pay for crime and terrorism in the Sahel

.jpg Not a Bulletin Newsline 9 December 2009 : a growing drugs trade in Africa is funding ... :audio] Drugs for weapons in the Sahel The head of the UN drugs agency, Antonia Maria Costa, has today highlighted growing international links between the drugs trade, and crime and terrorism. Findings ...

Landmark coffeeshop court case puts spotlight on Dutch drug laws

here in the Netherlands: a landmark court case against a coffeeshop puts Dutch drug policy ... :15 - 23 November 2009 15:45 (coffeeshops, Dutch drugs policy, Holland House ...

FAQ - Soft drugs in the Netherlands

towards soft drugs. But this tolerance has led to problems with so-called ‘drugs tourists’ coming ... . Contrary to what is commonly believed abroad, and widely reported on the Internet, all drugs are forbidden ... prosecution and no legal action is taken for possession of small quantities of drugs for personal use ...

Sex & drugs & hoog-barok & Ramses Shaffy

mike_thomas.jpg Not a Bulletin Mike Bodde en Thomas van Luyn hebben een nieuw programma: 'Sex & Drugs & Hoog-Barok'. De recensies zijn laaiend enthousiast. Mike & Thomas zijn in bloedvorm en ...

Drug smugglers using the post

drugs into the Netherlands through the post. Last year, customs officers at Amsterdam’s Schiphol ... . Most of the drugs had been sent from Surinam, many were packed as presents. Almost no packages were ... of staff. Part of the reason why criminals have switched to smuggling drugs by post is the 100 percent ...

Steeds meer drugs komen Nederland in via post

Brievenbus.jpg Criminelen maken steeds vaker gebruik van pakketpost om drugs ... . Minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi van Justitie wijt dat aan het gebrek aan personeel. De drugs worden ...

Army admits drug problem in Guinea Bissau

for international drug trafficking.   Navy Captain Induta was speaking at the end of a military operation launched by a particular battalion of the Bissau Guinean army, which aborted a suspected drug ... in the area.     International drug cartels have taken advantage of the political instability ...

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