[News from the Jurisdiction: October 17, 2024 (Thu)]

• Hundreds of kilograms of cocaine seized by a French drug trafficking organization.

⁃ German and Croatian investigation teams announced that they had identified the drug couriers a year before the raid.

• The traffic light coalition agreed on a safety enhancement bill targeting illegal immigrants and knife-related crimes.

⁃ The regulations include banning the possession of knives, reducing welfare for illegal immigrants, and registering facial recognition data with the Federal Criminal Police Office.

• FAZ reported on the Nobel Prize win of author Han Kang under the title “Radical Impact.”

⁃ The article introduced Han’s background, The Vegetarian, and the Gwangju Democratization Movement.

• The shortage of COVID-19 booster shots in Hesse is worsening.

⁃ The president of the Hesse General Practitioners’ Association* indicated that supplies may recover within at least two weeks.

• Hesse General Practitioners’ Association: an official body in Hesse involved in policy development and advisory roles.