Blood tests reveal use of drugs at army air base

Tests have revealed that nine professional soldiers at the Caslav Airbase - home base of the country's Gripen fighter jets - use drugs. The Defense Ministry ordered that all soldiers at the base be tested following the arrest of two soldiers in January on suspicion of drug dealing. Defense Minister Vlasta Parkanova has said she is considering introducing obligatory blood tests for all applicants who want to join the military and random tests for those in service.