Sarajevo, July 2015
An overview of the NPS situation in ROMANIA
Directorate for Countering the Organized Criminality Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and Profiling NPS situation in ROMANIA
It all started in 2009 with JWH-018 and Mephedrone …
Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and ProfilingPage 2 NPS situation in ROMANIA
amount of NPS seizures, kilos
2014 30
2013 15
2012 1.4
2011 5
2010 125
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2011 2012 the ratio between NPS seizures and the total number of ploice seizures analysed each year in laboratory 5 months 2015
NPS NPS
2013 2014
NPS
NPS NPS
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Number of NPS seizures in Romania between 2011-2014
13793
11189 10762
9165
4811 4985
1990 1691
1 2 3 4
Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and ProfilingPage 5 NPS notified by Romania to EMCDDA
2013 2014 2015
6 synthetic cannabinoids 17 synthetic cannabinoids 6 synthetic cannabinoids
AKB48, AKB48F, PB22, 5F-PB22, ADB-CHMINACA, ADB-PINACA, 5F-AMB- AB-PINACA, 5F-APP-PINACA, AM-2233, 5F-AB-PINACA PICA, NM-2201, AB-FUBINACA, AB-CHMINACA, FUB-PB22, FDU- M-CHMIC, 5F-MDMB-PINACA PB22, A-834,735, 5F-NNEI, 5F-AMBICA, BB-22,
EAM-2201, THJ-2201, FUBIMINA, 5F-AMB, MDMB-
CHMICA,
AMB-FUBINACA, 5F-SDB-005
3 others* 9 others 3 others
ETHYLONE, 4F-alpha-PVP, 25I-NBOMe, MPPP, PV8 alpha-PVT, PV9, 4F-PV9 25C-NBOMe, MPA, bk-MPA, MXP,
CLEPHEDRONE, DIMEHYLONE,
4-METHYL-N-ETHYLNORPENTEDRONE
* cathinones, piperazines, phenethylamines, tryptamines Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and ProfilingPage 6 Changes in NPS seizures in recent years
2010 2015
Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and ProfilingPage 7 Changes in NPS seizures in recent years
2010 2015
Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and ProfilingPage 8 Changes in NPS seizures in recent years
5-MeODALT+ MPA+5-EAPB
2010 2015 Ethylphenidat
alpha-POP or PV9
Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and ProfilingPage 9 Laws in the field of drugs in ROMANIA
Romania has incorporated 74 new psychoactive substances into the permanent schedules of controlled drugs. In 2010 the law was modified by adding 44 substances and plants with psychoactive effects to the Annexes to Law no 143/2000 on preventing and countering the illicit drug use and trafficking. Last year another 30 NPS were put under control by national law. Law no.194/2011 on counteracting operations with products suspected as having psychoactive effects, other than those stipulated in the regulatory documents in force – punishes unauthorized distribution of NPS
Central Laboratory for Drug Analysis and ProfilingPage 10 NPS situation in ROMANIA – recently detected modus operandi
several postal parcels with the same recipient
5 months surveillance
a NPS distribution network with dealers located in different areas: Bucharest, Piatra Neamt, Oradea, Valcea
5 suspects (age 28-35) arrested; they were involved in supply,
packaging and distribution Central Laboratory for Drug of the NPS products Analysis and ProfilingPage 11 NPS situation in ROMANIA – recently detected modus operandi herbal mixture and/or powder imported from Hungary and Czech Republic
3500 parcels intercepted by police investigators
300 kilo of herbal and powder material seized
a packaging lab found in Bucharest (herbal material, powders, solvents, labels, plastic bags, balances)
a packaging lab ready-to-use in Central Laboratory for Drug Oradea Analysis and ProfilingPage 12
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
PhD chemist Aura LICSANDRU forensic expert Central Laboratory for Drug analysis and Profiling General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police
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