Yugoslavia: Information on government efforts against illegal drug or narcotics trafficking; and on the criminal penalties for the possession, trafficking, import, and export of heroin
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG20406.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on government efforts against illegal drug or narcotics trafficking; and on the criminal penalties for the possession, trafficking, import, and export of heroin, 1 May 1995, YUG20406.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac157c.html [accessed 22 May 2023] |
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For information on government efforts against illegal drug or narcotics smuggling, please consult the attachments. Information on the criminal penalties for the possession, import, and export of heroin could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, for information on the penalties for drug trafficking and for belonging to a drug smuggling organization, please consult the attachment sent by the United States Department of Justice.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.
Attachments
Belgrade Radio [Belgrade, in Serbo-Croatian]. 1 September 1994. "Drug-Smuggling Channel Discovered in Pristina." (FBIS-EEU-94-171 2 Sept. 1994, p. 29)
NRC Handelsblad [Rotterdam, in Dutch]. 7 January 1995. "Article Views State of Belgrade Economy, Mafia." (FBIS-EEU-95-013 20 Jan. 1995, pp. 67-69)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Research Institute. 4 March 1994. RFE/RL Research Report [Munich]. Vol. 3, No. 9. Kjell Engelbrekt. "Sharp Rise in Drug Trafficking and Abuse in Former East Bloc," pp. 48-51.
Tanjug [Belgrade, in English]. 13 March 1995. "Drug-Trafficking Through Country Decreasing." (FBIS-EEU-95-049 14 Mar. 1995, p. 50)
United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Washington, DC. 11 May 1995. Facsimile sent to the DIRB.
Additional Sources Consulted
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Revue européenne des migrations internationales [Poitiers]. Bi-Monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Quarterly.
On-line search of media sources.
Oral sources.
