In an internal memo sent within Copenhagen’s city administration, seen by local media TV2 Kosmopol, police say they have not seen increased drug sales in other locations following Pusher Street’s closure.
Pusher Street was officially closed on April 6th as Christiania residents and others symbolically ripped up the paving under the former site of the market. The memo is dated April 19th, according to the report.
The memo additionally states that police are monitoring activity in Christiania, outlying neighbourhood Christianshavn and in other parts on Copenhagen.
Following the April 6th closure, police have not registered “a significant spread of cannabis sales to other parts of Christiania” while several potential buyers have left the area without completing a purchase, police said.
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Copenhagen Police have, however, received a small number of reports of cannabis sales on nearby square Christianshavns Torv.
“Overall, the assessment is that spread is limited,” the memo states.
Pusher Street was dug up on April 6th as part of a municipal restoration project that has been agreed for the area.
The renovation, which will include upgrading the locality’s sewage system, is expected to take around ten weeks. The finished street surface will include new and old cobblestones as well as a mosaic.
So in only two weeks they have determined that drug sales have not increased in other areas?
I may be wrong here but the closing of ‘Pusher Street’ was well puplicised prior to closing. I think it is reasonable to assume that armed with that knowledge, your average user would prepare by buying extra in advance to tide them over until they found a new source. Coming to a conclusion in only two weeks is silly.
Give us a report 6-12 months from now to be meaningful.