Task force to combat illegal drugs

Health minister Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen has appointed a special task force to address the illegal drugs problem in the Faroes.

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The group is made up of people from the police, the municipalities association, the Prime Minister’s Office and the finance, culture, social and health ministries.

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The group has been given a two-fold task: firstly, to provide a set of immediate measures within the next two weeks and, secondly, to come up with a long-term plan on how to tackle the country’s drugs problem.

Translated by prosa.fo