A row is developing between Finland and Estonia over comments by Finnish Interior Minister Kari Häkämies, who said that Estonia could be prevented from joining the EU if it does not deal with drug trafficking and police corruption.
Published:
9 February 2000 y., Wednesday
Häkämies maintains that at least one shipment of drugs goes to Finland each day from Estonia, partly due to corrupt police officials. Finnish police said that of the 214 foreigners convicted of drug smuggling in Finland, 81 are Estonian nationals. Finnish criminal police commissioner Jan Bergström said that Estonia is now the number one source of drugs for Finland. However, the head of Estonia_s drug squad, Kalev Mõtus, responded by saying that Finnish leaders need to wake up to the increasing drug usage in Finland, using the supply-and-demand argument.
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