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Latvian Police bust drug ring, seize 10 kg of carfentanil in sweeping operation
02.05.2019Police in April detained a group of seven drug dealers and seized more than 10 kilos of carfentanil from them, LETA was told at the State Police.
Keyword tags: Crime, Latvia, Legislation
Construction Control Bureau receives Riga City Council's latest report on technical inspection of Deglava Bridge
02.05.2019The State Construction Control Bureau has received the Riga City Council Transport Department's report detailing the results of the latest technical inspection of Augusta Deglava Bridge, according to the bureau's post on Twitter writes LETA.
CFLA terminates agreement with Rigas Satiksme on Skanste tram project
02.05.2019The Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFLA) has made a decision to terminate the agreement with Rigas Satiksme municipal public transport company on implementation the Skanste tram project co-funded by the EU funds, the agency reported LETA.
The US, Canada, Vietnam, Latvia and Russia, accounted for 69% of global exports woods pallets in 2018
02.05.2019Over 22 mln tons of wood pellets were shipped globally in 2018, up 21% from 2017, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review Europe continues to be the major destination for globally traded wood pellets.
Turnover of Transbaltic Oil fuel wholesaler up 14.3% in 2018
02.05.2019Turnover of fuel wholesaler Transbaltic Oil last year reached EUR 181.541 mln, up 14.3% from 2017, according to Firmas.lv business database, informed LETA.
Lithuania's new car market soars 54% in Jan-Apr y-o-y
Some 16,413 new passenger cars were registered in Lithuania in the first four months of 2019, up 54 percent from 10,650 in the same period last year, the market research company Autotyrimai said on Thursday, citing data from the state car registration company Regitra.
One of government’s priorities is to achieve increase of private investments – Karins
One of the government’s priorities is to achieve increase of private investments, said Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity), reflecting on the first 100 days of the Cabinet of Ministers, reporting LETA.
EU strategy’s draft for the states up to 2024 
