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Current AffairsCzech heroin smugglers behind bars in Bangkok home "within months"
The authorities in Thailand announced recently that two Czech men serving
long prison sentences for heroin smuggling will be allowed to return home,
to serve their sentences in a Czech prison. The announcement came three
months after the Czech Republic and Thailand signed an agreement allowing
prisoner exchanges, the first step in what their relatives hope will lead
to their eventual release. But how long the two will stay in prison once
they return to this country is still unclear.
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Current AffairsDeputy PM Mares seeks to make drug law clearer and more liberal
Under the current law on drugs, people can possess "not more than a
small amount" of marijuana, though what constitutes a "small
amount" is not specified. Recently, Deputy Prime Minister Petr Mares
caused divisions within the cabinet by proposing a clearer, more liberal
drug law. It would make possession of less than a fixed amount (some
reports said enough for 250 joints) a misdemeanour, not a crime. On the
eve of Thursday's International Day Against Drug Abuse, Petr Mares
explained why he was putting forward this new legislation:
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Current AffairsPrague joins international protest calling for decriminalization of marijuana
The debate over the decriminalization of marijuana continues to rage
between lawmakers, doctors and ordinary people the world over. However,
laws banning the possession and use of marijuana remain in force in most
countries. Martin Hrobsky reports on a protest in the Czech capital this
Saturday which aims to change that.
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ICE - specialEU: rising drug problem in candidate countries
In this week's Insight Central Europe - the European Union voices grave
concerns about drug use in the 10 candidate countries; we visit a
methadone substitution clinic in Prague and speak to the European
Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for a region-wide view.
Poland signs a US$3.5 billion contract for F-16 jet fighters - the biggest
defence deal by a former Warsaw Pact member - as America reveals plans to
establish a military base in Slovenia. And also this week, the authorities
in Hungary admit an incident at the Paks nuclear power station was more
serious than originally thought.
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Current AffairsPolice arrest 53 people in connection with prison drug rings
The Czech Police have joined forces with the National Anti-Drug Bureau and
the Prison Services to crack down on drug dealers and stop drugs getting
into the hands of prison inmates. Two operations code-named Gaston and
Motylek, or Butterfly, appear to have brought real results. Dita Asiedu
reports:
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