The European Union (EU) must remain vigilant on synthetic drugs, home affairs commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said here on Tuesday, commenting on the latest annual report from the EU's drug agency.
"Law enforcement authorities must also continue to tackle the organized crime groups behind drug trafficking," Malmstrom said as the Lisbon-based European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) released the report on Tuesday.
The report shows that across Europe, cocaine use may have peaked and cannabis use continues to decline among young people, but new threats have emerged including synthetic drugs, new substances and widespread "polydrug" use. It also highlights new concerns over the potential for HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs.
Cannabis is still Europe's most commonly consumed illicit drug despite a general stabilizing or downward trend, while heroin use still accounts for the largest share of drug-related diseases and death in the EU, according to the report.
New rules the confiscation and recovery of assets involved in serious crimes will be proposed soon as distribution chains behind drug trafficking are often organized criminals, according to the commissioner.
Editor: yan
English.news.cn 2011-11-15 23:56:21 FeedbackPrintRSS
BRUSSELS, Nov. 15 (Xinhua)
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U.S. investigators probe drug plane abandoned at Houston-area airport
The U.S. authorities are hunting for the pilot of a small airplane packed with marijuana that was abandoned at a private corporate airport in the Houston-area, local media reported on Tuesday.
The twin-engine, six-seat aircraft skidded off a runway Monday night at the Houston Executive Airport in west Houston. A large amount of marijuana was found aboard, according to local TV channel KTRK.
Federal investigators were searching the plane Tuesday morning for fingerprints and other evidence. A cell phone and an iPad were found in the plane, which attempted to land at the airport when it experienced front landing gear malfunction and skidded down the runway on its nose on Monday.
Authorities said that there was at least one person, possible two, aboard the plane. It is not known where the drugs were heading.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating the case.
Houston is sometimes used by drug dealers to transport marijuana and cocaine from Mexico to major cities like Atlanta, Chicago and New York, according to a study published by the U.S. Justice Department in 2009.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
English.news.cn 2011-11-23 07:35:35 FeedbackPrintRSS
HOUSTON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua)
The twin-engine, six-seat aircraft skidded off a runway Monday night at the Houston Executive Airport in west Houston. A large amount of marijuana was found aboard, according to local TV channel KTRK.
Federal investigators were searching the plane Tuesday morning for fingerprints and other evidence. A cell phone and an iPad were found in the plane, which attempted to land at the airport when it experienced front landing gear malfunction and skidded down the runway on its nose on Monday.
Authorities said that there was at least one person, possible two, aboard the plane. It is not known where the drugs were heading.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating the case.
Houston is sometimes used by drug dealers to transport marijuana and cocaine from Mexico to major cities like Atlanta, Chicago and New York, according to a study published by the U.S. Justice Department in 2009.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
English.news.cn 2011-11-23 07:35:35 FeedbackPrintRSS
HOUSTON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua)
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