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Multiple Thefts of Narcotics-Classified Medicine Discovered at Swedish Nursing Home

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Key Points
  • Four thefts of narcotics-classified medicine were discovered in March 2026, with three occurring at the same municipal nursing home.
  • Administration chief Nihad Hodzic stated that operations had not failed in their routines but measures would be taken to prevent future thefts.
  • The thefts were discovered during control inventory checks, with one additional theft occurring at a home care user's residence.

According to reports from BLT Blekinge Läns Tidning, four cases of theft involving narcotics-classified medicine were discovered during the first half of March 2026. Three of the thefts occurred at the same nursing home operated by the municipality, while a fourth theft was discovered days later at the home of a user receiving home care assistance. Administration chief Nihad Hodzic stated that the operations had not failed in their routines, but added that measures would still be taken to reduce the risk of the thefts being repeated.

The thefts were discovered during control inventory checks, with three different individuals reportedly involved in the nursing home incidents. Hodzic described the method of theft as something he had not experienced before, though specific details about the theft method were not provided in the report.

the operations had not failed in their routines, but added that measures would still be taken to reduce the risk of the thefts being repeated

Nihad Hodzic, Administration chief

the method of theft as something he had not experienced before

Nihad Hodzic, Administration chief

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