Kosovo Faces Long Road Ahead in Stemming Drug Trade 20 / 01 / 2003 & lt ; FONT size = " 1 " color = " gray " face = " verdana " gt ; [ SETimes file photo ] lt ; / fontgt ; lt ; brgt ; lt ; brgt ; Once only a way station on the dark highways of the European drug trade , Kosovo has developed into a market in its own right .
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Kosovo are drum lung de strabatut in stoparea comertului cu droguri 20 / 01 / 2003 & lt ; FONT size = " 1 " color = " gray " face = " verdana " gt ; [ Foto : SETimes ] lt ; / fontgt ; lt ; brgt ; lt ; brgt ; Odata numai un punct de trecere pentru comertul european cu droguri , provincia Kosovo si- a dezvoltat acum o piata proprie .
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The trail left by the passage of heroin and cannabis is evident , especially in Kosovo ' s capital city , Pristina . < blockquote > By Natan Dotan for Southeast European Times in Pristina - 20 / 01 / 03According to WHO / UNICEF , 11 .
6 per cent of young people interviewed in Pristina during a recent survey on youth and substance abuse said they have experimented with heroin .
The survey also found that 6 .
4 per cent of youths interviewed in the province had tried the drug - a figure which places Kosovo high on the list of European regions afflicted with heroin use .
The police response has been sporadic .
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Urmele lasate de trecera heroinei si canabisului sunt evidente , in special in capitala provinciei Kosovo , Pristina . < blockquote > Natan Dotan pentru Southeast European Times , din Pristina - 20 / 01 / 03Din sondajul privind abuzul de substante halucinogene intreprins de WHO / UNICEF , rezulta ca 11 .
6 % din tinerii intervievati in Pristina au consumat heroina .
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Though unable to provide precise data on the amount of heroin seized in recent years , police press releases have indicated that seizures usually recover only small amounts - grams as opposed to kilograms .
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Sondajul a dezvaluit de asemenea ca 6 .
4 % din tinerii intervievati in provincia Kosovo au incercat acest drog , cifra care plaseaza provincia in topul listei regiunilor europene afectate de consumul de heroina .
Raspunsul politiei a fost unul sporadic .
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Explaining the initial weakness of the police response to the Kosovo drug problem , UN international police spokesman Barry Fletcher said that in its earlier years , the UN police ' s main concern had been its own development and that of the Kosovo Police Service .
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Desi nu e in masura sa furnizeze date precise cu privire la cantitatea de heroina capturata in ultimii ani , extrase din rapoartele politiei au indicat ca aceste capturi acopera numai cantitati mici , masurabile in g si nu in kg .
Explicand capacitatea initial scazuta a raspunsului politiei la problema drogurilor in Kosovo , purtatorul de cuvant al fortelor internationale de politie ale ONU , Barry Fletcher , a afirmat ca in anii trecuti principala grija a politiei ONU a fost dezvoltarea proprie si a Serviciului de Politie din Kosovo .
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This , along with the necessity of targeting the " extremely violent crimes " that predominated in those earlier years , made it impossible for police to focus on other crimes such as drug smuggling .
The police aren ' t the only ones facing a lack of co - ordination and planning with regards to the drug problem .
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Aceasta , pe langa necesitatea de a stopa " crimele de o violenta extrema " care au predominat in anii trecuti , a facut imposibila concentrarea politiei asupra altor crime , cum este contrabanda de droguri .
Nu numai politia se confrunta cu lipsa de coordonare si planificare in problema drogurilor .
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The Pristina Hospital , for example , records approximately one case of drug overdose per week .
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Spitalul din Pristina , de exemplu , inregistreaza aproximativ un caz de supradoza pe saptamana .
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But when these overdoses prove fatal , the cause of death is recorded as " tragic , " not as drug - related , according to Dr Edona Deva .
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Iar cand aceste supradoze se dovedesc a fi fatale , cauza mortii este inregistrata ca " tragica " si nu ca una datorata abuzului de droguri , conform spuselor Dr .
Edona Deva .
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As a result , there is no clear indication of the number of people who have died of substance abuse .
Despite some significant drug busts - last month , for example , 3 .
75 kg of heroin was seized in Prizren - legislation that might deter the trafficking and consumption of illegal drugs remains sparse .
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Astfel ca nu exista nici o indiciu clar privind numarul celor care au decedat in urma abuzului de droguri .
In ciuda catorva importante realizari in lupta impotriva drogurilor -- luna trecuta de exemplu , 3 .
75 kg de heroina au fost capturate in Prizren -- legislatia prin care ar trebui sa se descurajeze consumul si traficul ilegal de droguri ramane precara .
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While the trafficking of drugs is indeed punishable in Kosovo , " the use of illicit drugs and the possession of drugs for own consumption is not criminalised in the current law , " says the WHO / UNICEF report on drug use .
This looseness of regulations is reflected in the treatment of apprehended drug users .
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In timp ce traficul de droguri se pedepseste in provincia Kosovo , " folosirea drogurilor si detinerea lor in posesie pentru consumul propriu aproape ca nu sunt pedepsite prin legea actuala " conform raportului WHO / UNICEF asupra consumului de droguri .
Aceasta lipsa de reglementari se reflecta in tratamentul consumatorilor de droguri .
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According to several narcotics users , individuals taken into police custody are usually detained for no more than 72 hours .
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Conform afirmatiilor catorva dintre consumatorii de narcotice , persoanele luate in arestul politiei nu sunt retinute mai mult de 72 de ore .