Swedish Customs' seizures of e-cigarettes containing substances classified as narcotics almost tripled from 2024 to 2025. Now the authority is warning about dangerous synthetic substances. "You don't know which variant you're getting; you're like a guinea pig," says Jenny Åberg at the Swedish Customs laboratory.
SwedenThe Customs Agency discovers more spiked cannabis. The new substances are reminiscent of those that occurred in the deadly spice wave of the 2010s. It's a great danger, says Jenny Åberg at the Customs Agency.
SwedenThe popular plant-based drug kratom is now being classified as a narcotic by the government, reports P3 News. This follows a proposal from the Public Health Agency earlier this year.
Swedish politicsThe Public Health Agency wants to classify the drug kratom as a narcotic, which is becoming increasingly popular. In 2023, 42 tons of the plant were imported. These are enormous quantities, says Jenny Åberg at the Customs Agency.
SwedenCultivation boxes for hallucinogenic mushrooms and tons of plant parts that can be used to get high pass the border to Sweden completely legally every year. The drugs are sold openly on the internet and in stores, and at the border, the Customs Service can only look on – since the products are not illegal in the form they are delivered.
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