| NCJ Number: |
169081  |
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| Title: |
Narcotic Drugs (Punishments) Act (From Current Swedish Legislation on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, P 7-9, 1997) |
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| Corporate Author: |
Sweden Ministry of Justice
Sweden |
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| Date Published: |
1997 |
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| Page Count: |
3 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Council for Crime Prevention
S-113 21 Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden Ministry of Justice
SE-10333 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Publication Number: |
ISBN 91-38-31222-0 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Council for Crime Prevention
P.O. Box 1386
S-113 21 Stockholm,
Sweden |
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| Type: |
Legislation/Policy Description |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
Sweden |
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| Annotation: |
The Swedish Code of Statutes includes the Narcotic Drugs (Punishments) Act; passed in 1968, the first section of the act defines a drug offender as anyone who unlawfully transfers drugs, manufactures drugs intended for misuse, handles in any way drugs intended for personal use, or sells drugs. |
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| Abstract: |
Other sections of the act mandate a fine or imprisonment for a maximum of 6 months for persons convicted of a petty drug offense and imprisonment for 2-10 years for a grave drug offense. Individuals can be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for not more than a year for negligence with drugs. An attempt or preparation to commit a grave drug offense or conspiracy to commit a drug offense is punishable in accordance with Chapter 23 of Sweden's Penal Code. Property used to facilitate a drug offense can be forfeited, in accordance with certain provisions of Section 6 of Sweden's Code of Judicial Procedure. |
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| Main Term(s): |
Drug law enforcement |
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| Index Term(s): |
Controlled Substances; Crime in foreign countries; Drug forfeiture; Drug law offenses; Drug manufacturing; Drug offenders; Drug regulation; Foreign crime prevention; Foreign criminal codes; Foreign laws; Foreign offenders; Foreign sentencing; Sweden |
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| Note: |
DCC. BRA-report 1997:2 |
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