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ATHENS, Dec. 25 – Drug deaths in Greece were up 10 percent in 2005, an increase authority’s blame on more heroins coming into the country from Turkey. Greek police calculate that 16 percent of the drugs came from Albania, though they added that more than half has not been traced when running across the border. Greek police seized 331 kilograms of heroin this year.
Police in 2005 seized over 10 tones of processed cannabis, mainly from Pakistan, an increase of over 40 % compared to the previous year. Eight tones of non-processed cannabis were also seized, mainly from Albania. Both possession and trade in narcotics are illegal in Greece, though the latter carries much heavier penalties.
