According to observations from Iceland’s police and border officials, the country is growing more cannabis this year than ever before, a trend which may see Iceland producing hard drugs in the future.
Over the last year, officials at border control points confiscated a third of the amount of cannabis entering Iceland than what was confiscated from within the country. According to Stefan Eiriksson, the Chief of Police for the Capital Area, cannabis growing has been increasing and officials should expect to encounter the production of hard drugs in Iceland in future.
According to a report from the Icelandic National Audit Office, in 2003 customs checkpoints confiscated almost 50 kilos of cannabis entering the country and just 20 kilos inside Iceland. This year, 50 kilos of cannabis were confiscated inside Iceland and only 15 kilos at border checkpoints.
According to Eiriksson, the trend which has been observed with cannabis production is also likely to be seen with amphetamine and cocaine. The police have discovered a number of places where amphetamine has been manufactured in Iceland and have reason to believe that production facilities are gradually being established.
The import of amphetamines to Iceland has also increased. Police have confiscated almost 30 times the amount of the drug last year than they did in 2003.
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