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A subsequent search of a number of units in a Limassol warehouse said to be owned by one of the suspects, revealed about 100 kg more of sparklers and fireworks, notes the police statement.
“We planned the operation and for some time, certain people and premises were under police surveillance in an attempt to determine whether the information was accurate,”
Cyprus Mail quotes Katsounotos as saying on Dec. 18.
The arrests were made after the cargo had been loaded into a van, with police tracking and then intercepting the vehicle, the commander said. A subsequent search of a number of units in a Limassol warehouse revealed about 100 kg more of sparklers and fireworks. / Photo by Cyprus Police
Council approves the EU drugs strategy for 2021-2025
The Council today approved the EU strategy setting out the political framework and priorities for the EU s drug policy in the period 2021-2025. The strategy aims to ensure a high level of health promotion, social stability and security and contribute to awareness raising. On the basis of this strategy, the Council will prepare an action plan which will set out concrete measures to achieve these priorities.
With this strategy, the EU and its member states reaffirm their commitment to an approach which is based on evidence, comprehensive and balanced between demand and supply reduction of drugs, with the preservation of human rights at its core. At the same time, this strategy uses the lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis in the drugs area and takes a future-oriented approach, promoting research, innovation and foresight to respond more effectively to increasing challenges and to anticipate them.
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The figure of 1,264 shows a record number of deaths for the sixth consecutive year, and the highest since records began in 1996. The count has doubled over a ten year period and represents a six percent increase on 2018 statistics.
The public health minister, Joe FitzPatrick, is facing calls to resign
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The SNP has been accused of presiding over a “national tragedy and disgrace” after Scotland s drug death rate surged to a new record and remained by far the worst in Europe.
Joe FitzPatrick, the Public Health Minister, faced calls to resign as it emerged that 2019 saw 1,264 drug-related fatalities across Scotland, which was more than double the total a decade ago.
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics reported a 6 per cent increase on 2018, and represented a death rate around three and a half times that of the UK as a whole.