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North Jutland man jailed over alleged large-scale opioid sales

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A 28-year-old man was remanded in custody for four weeks over alleged possession and distribution of 155,100 medicines.
  • The indictment says 112,000 of the medicines were opioids, and that the man acted as a major seller for several months in 2025.
  • Denmark increased penalties for opioid trafficking in July 2025, but police have not disclosed the suspect’s response to the allegations.

A 28-year-old man from North Jutland has been placed in pretrial detention in a case involving the alleged large-scale sale of opioids.

Aalborg Court ordered the man held for four weeks on Monday. According to the charges, he possessed and transferred 155,100 medicines, including 112,000 opioids, while acting as a major seller for several months in 2025.

Opioids are highly addictive, and police appear to be encountering them more often outside the healthcare system. Denmark amended its law in July 2025 to impose tougher penalties. Since then, trading in opioids has carried a more severe punishment than, for example, trading in cocaine, with the penalty quadrupled from its previous level.

North Jutland Police told Ritzau that the alleged activity covered a period both before and after the legal change. Authorities have not said how the 28-year-old responds to the allegations.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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