Denmark police arrest teen for Snapchat extortion and report new synthetic drugs and suspicious deaths

A 17‑year‑old was arrested in Næstved and charged with extorting two younger men via Snapchat, threatening one to keep silent, in incidents that began in June.

The Danish Health Authority reported the emergence of new psychoactive substances, including synthetic cannabinoids and nitazenes, alongside a nationwide wastewater monitoring program that tracks a range of illicit drugs.

Police in Horreby investigated two suspicious deaths of a man and a woman who were known to each other; no arrests have been made.

In Horsens, a 72‑year‑old Romanian man was sentenced to 50 days in prison and deportation for shoplifting electronics worth 24,361 kroner.

The Food Safety Authority recalled a ready‑to‑eat liver pâté after salmonella contamination was found.

A 52‑year‑old man in Aarhus received a 4½‑year prison term for long‑term kidnapping, extortion and violent assault.

A passenger on an Aarhus light‑rail train pulled the emergency brake after realizing the train was heading to the wrong destination, leading to a police investigation and a charge for unlawful brake use.

A power outage affected approximately 750 customers in the Thorsø area for several hours.

A bust of resistance figure Jutta Graae, funded with 250,000 kroner from the Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik Foundation, will be placed in Copenhagen’s Churchill Park.

An international cyber‑crime operation identified 732 Danish victims, involving authorities from Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.