Defining and Registering Criminal Offences and Measures - Oapen

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Drug Offences
Table E.6 shows the other aggravating circumstances for drug trafficking. Several
countries did not enter any information on aggravated cases, making clear that this
concept does not exist (Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Turkey and all parts of the
UK). The most common aggravating circumstance is, according to our data, drug
trafficking by organized criminal operations. Almost all countries that have a concept
of aggravated drug trafficking consider this to be an aggravating circumstance.
Many countries also consider large monetary profits, while few see trafficking
as part of terrorist activities as an aggravating circumstance. Some countries
also know other aggravating circumstances, normally with respect to certain consumers
(like minors), certain places (like schools or prison) or special health risks.
All countries (with the exception of Turkey) were able to provide data on the
total of drug offences on police level. The vast majority of countries was also able
to provide data on drug trafficking. Only Greece, Italy and the Netherlands did not
provide trafficking data on police level. The situation was very different for aggravated
drug trafficking. Only 12 countries where able to give separate data for this
offence: Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Iceland, Latvia, Poland, Russia. Data availability on convictions level was not as good
as on police level. While still a large majority of countries was able to provide data
on the total of drug offences, only 22 countries were able to quote data on drug
trafficking and 9 on aggravated drug trafficking.
5. Additional questionnaire and evaluation
In the additional questionnaire, it was asked whether the different concepts on
the include / exclude list were separately identifiable in criminal law. The relevant
part of the questionnaire had the following wording: