Maddiston drugs activist Peter Krykant charged by police over consumption van
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Activist Peter Krykant has been working with injecting users in the city since September.
Mr Krykant, who was charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act, is campaigning for a change in the law to allow the legal consumption of drugs such as heroin and cocaine.
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Hide AdHe believes current laws force people to inject in squalid and dangerous conditions in alleyways, closes and waste ground.
The volunteer-run facility was allegedly operating in Glasgow’s Parnie Street.
The UK Government has previously rejected calls to legalise such facilities.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 on Parnie Street in Glasgow during the morning of Friday, October 23, 2020.
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