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The European Union is stepping up its war on drugs, yesterday launching the European Ports Alliance in an effort to curtail drug trafficking into the bloc.

“Europe has a drug problem – and it is getting worse,” the EU’s economy commissioner, Paolo Gentiloni, said.

“To tackle the ...

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