GREAT BRITAIN
According to a report of the General Director of the Jail System, British prisons are in the hands of drug lords. The mobsters sell cannabis and heroin. In order to fight this, authorities have prohibited to inmates physical contacts with their relatives during visits.
(THE TIMES 11-12/3)
FRANCE
Demand reduction and supply reduction are the pillars on which the strategy of the UN Programme on narcotic control coordinated by Pino Arlacchi is built. The world needs the culture of tolerance instead. There is the need to live together with drugs rather than to fight them, says Bertrand Lebeau MD.
(LIBERATION 12/3)
GREAT BRITAIN
18 MPs has stated in a survey that in the past years they have used drugs. Secretary of State Jack Straw has proposed a 'royal' commission to control narcotics in the case in which the Government remains undecided on the matter. Mr. Straw opposes the decriminalization, because he thinks that will increase the consumption of substances.
(THE TIMES 16/3)
SWITZERLAND
The experiment of the controlled distribution of heroin started three years ago in 18 public structures. According to the data collected and publicized so far, as of December 1996, only 83 addicts out of the 1,146 who joined the project have decided to join rehab programs.
(IL GIORNALE 16/3)
SPAIN
During a recent interview in Bolivia, Prime Minister Jose' Aznar has expressed the EU position on Certification. It should be dealt by an international institution and not solely by the U.S.
(EL PAIS 18/3)
U.S.
The helicopters, sips and military planes that have been sent to Mexico by the U.S. are largely ineffective and inadequate to fight drug trafficking. This is the opinion of the General Accounting Office, the investigative 'arm' of the Congress. The Senate will probably vote a resolution against Clinton's decision to 'certify' Mexico.
(INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE)
AUSTRIA
According to the '1997 Drug Report', drug consumption and drug addiction concern only a small part of the population, and the percentage is stable. The number of opiate addicts is 15,000 units. On the other hand, there has been an increase in the number of cases signaled to the judiciary; 1996 has set the record of 16,196 cases of small quantities.
(DIE PRESSE 12/3)
GERMANY
The 1997 Official report on drugs has been issued. Deaths diminished, but there has been an increase in the consumption of 'hard drugs', while heroin and ecstasy did not grow. The Government is of the opinion that prevention should start at the kindergarten, and continues its opposition both to the controlled distribution of heroin and to the liberalization of soft drugs. SPD and Greens are asking a new orientation in drug-related policies, CDU does not agree.
(FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG, NEUE ZUERCHER ZEITUNG, SUDDEUSCHE ZEITUNG 13/3)
COLOMBIA
The airport police of Barriquila have discovered eight Kilos of heroin hidden in the stomach of 10 boa serpents. The Minister of Environment Eduardo Verano de la Rosa has said that cases like this have become more frequent recently.
(SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG 12/3)
AUSTRIA
The Minister of Education Elisabeth Gehrer (VP) has launched a campaign called 'No Drugs'. 6,000 schools are invited to participate in the initiative. They will post signs in which 'Drug-Free Zone' will be written and stickers, leaflets, and murals will also be distributed. April will be the big month, with panel discussions and conferences with experts. The sponsors are three Olympic champions.
(DIE PRESSE 19/3)
ITALY
The Government wants to modify the norms of the criminal treatment reserved to drug addicts. The draft bill proposes the abolition of incarceration for people with AIDS and the administrative sanctions for addicts.
GREAT BRITAIN
A local Court has acquitted a man that got a liver operation and therefore was using marihuana to alleviate the pain. The smoking was considered a mitigation.
(THE TIMES 24/3)
EUROPE
Manchester - At a Conference for crime analysts, Interpol and White House expert on drugs Ramachandra Sundaralingam has stressed the fact that over the next few years, after the fall of economical barriers, Europe will be invaded by a huge quantity of drugs. Turks and Albanians are foreseen to become the most active.
(THE TIMES 23/3)
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