site.btaNumber of People Detained for Drug-related Crimes Increasing

The number of detainees for crimes related to the production, processing, possession and distribution of narcotics is increasing. In the period between January 1 and 31, 2025, there were 1,083 people detained, and in December 2024 this number was 739, indicates data from a report by the specialized interdepartmental unit of the prosecution service and the Interior Ministry on Supporting Investigations into Narcotics and Illegal Migration, the prosecuting magistracy said on Tuesday. Pre-trial proceedings for this type of crime in January 2025 were 986, and in December, 2024, they were 423.