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A shocking report prepared by the Police Headquarters indicates that while crime statistics are generally falling, drug-related offenses are growing at an alarming rate, according to Rzeczpospolita.

Between January and May this year 32,000 such drugs-related cases were initiated in the courts, which is 50% more than in the same period of last year. According to a report by the Central Investigation Bureau (CBŚ), the number of crime groups selling drugs in Poland has grown from 85 in 2006 to 147 in December last year.

According to CBŚ officers, not a single day passes without an attempt to smuggle drugs into the country or a drugs dealer being caught. In addition, according to polls, some 90% of students in high schools admit that buying drugs in schools is not a problem, while prosecutors claim that the economic crisis has seen a growing number of people willing to sell drugs.

Source: Rzeczpospolita